title: Adenosinetriphosphate (ATP) in human spermatozoa. II. Concentrations in fertile men.
abstract: The Bucher's method was applied to establish normal values of ATP in the spermatozoa of fertile men. It was shown that the normal value is 6.5 +/- 0.34 S.E. microgram per 10(8) spermatozoa. Pools of spermatozoa showed that incubation in seminal plasma at room temperature produced a progressive loss of ATP in the gametes.
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000032:analysis*; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012661:Semen / Q000502:physiology; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate