title: Simple, rapid determination of zinc and acid phosphatase in seminal plasma with an ABA-100 bichromatic analyzer.
abstract: I describe an automated assay for zinc and acid phosphatase in seminal plasma. These, which are markers of the function of the prostate, were assayed bichromatically with an Abbott ABA-100 analyzer. As many as 25 samples of human seminal plasma can be analyzed sequentially with CVs of 3.1% for zinc and 1.5% for acid phosphatase. The sensitivity, specificity, and speed of this assay system make it practicable for use in investigation of male infertility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Vuk Vrhovac Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gavella
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000032:analysis*; D001322:Autoanalysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D012016:Reference Values; D012661:Semen / Q000032:analysis*; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D015032:Zinc