Pii: S0890-6238(01)00113-7
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To investigate the impact of calcium, magnesium, zinc, and copper in blood and seminal plasma on semen parameters, 107 fertile and 103 subfertile males provided a standardized blood and semen specimen. Total calcium and magnesium concentrations were determined with colorimetric end point assay procedures. Zinc and copper were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). Semen analysis was performed according to World Health Organization guidelines (1992). The concentrations of calcium, magnesium, zinc, and copper in blood and seminal plasma were not different between the subfertile and fertile group. Weak correlations were demonstrated between blood plasma zinc concentrations and sperm count (rs 5 0.18), sperm motility (rs 5 0.15), and abnormal sperm morphology (rs 5 0.13). Zinc and magnesium concentrations in seminal plasma correlated weakly with sperm count (rs 5 0.17 and rs 5 0.16, respectively), and copper concentrations in blood plasma with motility (rs 5 0.25). Strong correlations were found between calcium, magnesium, and zinc in seminal plasma. Although calcium, magnesium, zinc, and copper play an essential role in spermatogenesis and fertility, the determination of these elements in blood and seminal plasma does not discriminate on the basis of fertility in this group of men. © 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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تاریخ انتشار 2001