Concentration of selected metals in normal and pathological human seminal plasma
Lafond, J.L.; Sele, B.; Favier, A.
Journal of Trace Elements and Electrolytes in Health and Disease 2(1): 19-21
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0931-2838 PMID: 2980787 Document Number: 311060
The levels of zinc, ultrafilterable (UF) zinc, copper and manganese in normal and pathological (astheno-, azoo-, oligospermic) seminal plasma were measured by flameless atomic absorption. For ultrafiltrable zinc, a special method was used to treat Amikon membranes. A lower ultrafiltrable zinc level was found in azoospermic and a lower manganese level in oligospermic seminal plasma. At this time the meaning of these results is unknown.