title: Absence of correlation between the levels of ATP and other seminal compounds in semen and the results of human in-vitro fertilization.
abstract: As part of an in-vitro fertilization programme (IVF), semen levels of adenosine triphosphate, fructose, citrate, zinc, free L-carnitine and glycerophosphocholine were measured in 178 men. None of these substances appeared to have any predictive value with regard to the fertilizing potential of the semen during IVF.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U168, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mieusset
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parinaud
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chap
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pontonnier
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000032:analysis*; D002331:Carnitine / Q000032:analysis; D002951:Citrates / Q000032:analysis; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005632:Fructose / Q000032:analysis; D005997:Glycerylphosphorylcholine / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012661:Semen / Q000032:analysis*; D013076:Sperm Count; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002951:Citrates; D005632:Fructose; D005997:Glycerylphosphorylcholine; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D015032:Zinc; D002331:Carnitine