The arsenic content of human semen.
Arsenic concentration was measured by atomic absorption spectrometer in ejaculates of 13 subfertile men, 6 control individuals and pool-ejaculate of 24 further andrological patients. While the detection limit was 1 microgram/l, arsenic concentration amounted to 2 micrograms AS/l in ejaculates. In the cellular fractions of seminal fluid, concentration of arsenic was under the detection limit. Arsenic concentration of smokers and non-smokers did not differ.
Department of Dermatology, University of Mainz/Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
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D000328:Adult; D001151:Arsenic / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000032:analysis*; D012907:Smoking; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic
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