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Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses & Dissertations

1992

Male fertility

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Biochemical Analysis Of Human Seminal Plasma, Jamshed Ayub Apr 1992

Biochemical Analysis Of Human Seminal Plasma, Jamshed Ayub

Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses & Dissertations

Presently there is no single biochemical criterion for differentiating between a potentially fertile male and an infertile male. However, for evaluating male fertility the biochemical analysis of seminal plasma is a very convenient and quantitative technique if it is combined with careful clinical examination.

In seminal plasma analysis, fructose and proteins are chemical indicators of seminal vesicle activity, citric acid and acid phosphatase indicate prostate function while glycerolphosphorylcholine indicates epididymis activity. In this research these five indicators are studied and an attempt is made to establish their normal ranges.

This study shows that the data obtained from the seminal plasma …