Sodium and potassium in normal and pathological seminal plasma. 1992

P H Gusani, and K P Skandhan, and C Valsa, and Y D Menta
Department of Physiology, M.P. Shah Medical college, Jamnagar, India.

A total number of 273 seminal plasma samples from normozoospermia (n = 91), oligozoospermia (n = 50), oligo-asthenozoospermia (n = 76), asthenozoospermia (n = 10) and azoospermia (n = 46) were analysed for sodium and potassium. A decreased sodium level was seen in pathological groups. A negative correlation was found to be in existence between sodium and potassium in seminal plasma in the groups studied except in azoospermia. Positive correlation was found between sodium and motile spermatozoa in normal and oligozoospermia. In oligo-asthenozoospermia it was negative. Potassium, was negatively correlated with percentage of motile spermatozoa in the groups studied.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009845 Oligospermia A condition of suboptimal concentration of SPERMATOZOA in the ejaculated SEMEN to ensure successful FERTILIZATION of an OVUM. In humans, oligospermia is defined as a sperm count below 20 million per milliliter semen. Cryptospermia,Cryptozoospermia,Low Sperm Count,Hypospermatogenesis,Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia,Oligozoospermia,Cryptospermias,Cryptozoospermias,Hypospermatogeneses,Low Sperm Counts,Oligoasthenoteratozoospermias,Sperm Count, Low,Sperm Counts, Low
D011188 Potassium An element in the alkali group of metals with an atomic symbol K, atomic number 19, and atomic weight 39.10. It is the chief cation in the intracellular fluid of muscle and other cells. Potassium ion is a strong electrolyte that plays a significant role in the regulation of fluid volume and maintenance of the WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE.
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012661 Semen The thick, yellowish-white, viscid fluid secretion of male reproductive organs discharged upon ejaculation. In addition to reproductive organ secretions, it contains SPERMATOZOA and their nutrient plasma. Seminal Plasma,Plasma, Seminal
D012964 Sodium A member of the alkali group of metals. It has the atomic symbol Na, atomic number 11, and atomic weight 23. Sodium Ion Level,Sodium-23,Ion Level, Sodium,Level, Sodium Ion,Sodium 23
D013076 Sperm Count A count of SPERM in the ejaculum, expressed as number per milliliter. Sperm Number,Count, Sperm,Counts, Sperm,Number, Sperm,Numbers, Sperm,Sperm Counts,Sperm Numbers
D013081 Sperm Motility Movement characteristics of SPERMATOZOA in a fresh specimen. It is measured as the percentage of sperms that are moving, and as the percentage of sperms with productive flagellar motion such as rapid, linear, and forward progression. Motilities, Sperm,Motility, Sperm,Sperm Motilities
D013094 Spermatozoa Mature male germ cells derived from SPERMATIDS. As spermatids move toward the lumen of the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES, they undergo extensive structural changes including the loss of cytoplasm, condensation of CHROMATIN into the SPERM HEAD, formation of the ACROSOME cap, the SPERM MIDPIECE and the SPERM TAIL that provides motility. Sperm,Spermatozoon,X-Bearing Sperm,X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm,Y-Bearing Sperm,Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm,Sperm, X-Bearing,Sperm, X-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperm, Y-Bearing,Sperm, Y-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperms, X-Bearing,Sperms, X-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperms, Y-Bearing,Sperms, Y-Chromosome-Bearing,X Bearing Sperm,X Chromosome Bearing Sperm,X-Bearing Sperms,X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms,Y Bearing Sperm,Y Chromosome Bearing Sperm,Y-Bearing Sperms,Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms

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