Enzymatic and electrolytic profiles of human semen.
Chemical parameters comprising urea and creatinine nitrogen, cations (Na+, K+, and Ca2+), chloride, phosphorus, protein, cholesterol and enzymes, aminotransferases, alkaline and prostatic acid phosphatases, gamma-glutamyltransferase, creatine kinase, and lactate dehydrogenase were ascertained for semen from groups A (vasectomized), B (oligospermic), and C (normospermic) men, 19 to 55 years of age. Of the parameters, the vasectomized group underwent definite depressions in potassium ion, alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyltransferase, and lactate dehydrogenase as compared with the normospermic group; the last three enzymes and, possibly, the urea-creatinine ratio were decreased for the oligospermic group vs. the normospermic men. In the comparison of groups A and B, only the decrements in alanine aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase were statistically significant. In corroboration of past reports, CK-BB comprised the main isoenzyme of semen creatine kinase.
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Biochemical Research Laboratories, Northwest Institute for Medical Research, John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60634.
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D000328:Adult; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000378:metabolism; D012661:Semen / Q000032:analysis* / Q000201:enzymology; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D014659:Vasectomy
D004573:Electrolytes