Beta-endorphin in normozoospermic and pathologic human semen.
beta-Endorphin was estimated in normozoospermic, oligozoospermic and azoospermic human semen. The mean amount in normozoospermic specimens was 278.6 +/- 43.6 (SE) pg/ml while in the others only 191.1 +/- 25 pg/ml. Both values are significantly higher than those present in the blood.
Singer
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R
Bruchis
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S
Barnet
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M
Sagiv
M
M
Kaufman
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Servadio
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C
D000328:Adult; D004723:Endorphins / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000378:metabolism*; D012661:Semen / Q000378:metabolism*; D001615:beta-Endorphin
D004723:Endorphins; D001615:beta-Endorphin