Glycerylphosphorylcholine levels in the coagulational groups of human ejaculates.
The amount of coagulum present in fresh ejaculates of men (among infertile couple) varied directly with the levels of seminal glycerylphosphorylcholine (GPC; P less than 0.001), which is secreted predominantly by the epididymis. GPC concentrations (mg/ml) of the normally and poorly coagulating ejaculates revealed close similarities with those of the presumably fertile (1.72 +/- 0.10) and infertile semen (1.13 +/- 0.08) respectively. The study suggests that the degree of coagulation of human ejaculates may be correlated with epididymal function.
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D000328:Adult; D004542:Ejaculation; D004822:Epididymis / Q000378:metabolism; D005997:Glycerylphosphorylcholine / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000032:analysis*
D005997:Glycerylphosphorylcholine