title: Gold in human semen around and away from a gold deposit area.
abstract: The study included evaluation of semen from normal, healthy adults and estimation of gold in seminal plasma from two regions Nilambur valley (Malappuram District, Kerala Province, India; n = 11), where gold deposit is present and Kollam town (Kerala Province, India; n = 13) where gold is not present in soil. All samples showed normal spermiogram. Gold was estimated in seminal plasma by employing inductively coupled plasma emission spectrophotometry. It varied from 0.23-1.15 ppm with mean 0.68 ppm in study area while in control area it was 0.13-0.71 ppm with a mean of 0.41 ppm. Statistical studies (independent 't' test) showed significantly high level (p < 0.05) of gold in seminal plasma from study area. ANOVA test proved that gold in seminal plasma is a significant (p < 0.05) factor for total spermatozoa count and its percentage of motility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Sir Syed Institute for Technical Studies, Taliparamba 670 142, Kannur, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sahab Khan
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Skandhan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ajesh
authors.forename: M V P
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Siraj
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006046:Gold / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000378:metabolism*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000187:drug effects; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D012989:Soil Pollutants; D006046:Gold