title: Level of gold in normal and pathological semen.
abstract: The study included the estimation of gold in seminal plasma and spermatozoa of 36 semen samples of normal and different pathological conditions. The method employed for analysis was atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The metal was seen in seminal plasma and spermatozoa of all normal samples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Chalakka 683 594, Ernakulam, India. kpskandhan@gmail.com
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Skandhan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sumangala
authors.forename: Y B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amith
authors.forename: K P S
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Avni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006046:Gold / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D017612:Gold Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008515:Medicine, Ayurvedic; D012661:Semen / Q000737:chemistry*; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D017612:Gold Compounds; D006046:Gold