High Seminal Sialic Acid Concentrations in Patients with Severe Teratozoospermia

Seminal plasma and sperm-bound sialic acid (SA) concentrations were evaluated in patients with severe teratozoospermia (< 5% morphologically normal sperm) and correlated with values of a control group with >20% morphologically normal sperm. The SA concentrations both in seminal plasma and on s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of andrology 1992, Vol.28 (3), p.177-179
Hauptverfasser:	Du Toit, D., Bornman, M. S., Van Der Merwe, M. P., Du Plessis, D. J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Birth control Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Male Medical sciences N-Acetylneuraminic Acid Semen - metabolism Seminal plasma Sialic acid Sialic Acids - metabolism Sperm Sperm-bound Spermatozoa - abnormalities Sterility. Assisted procreation Teratozoospermia
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Zusammenfassung:	Seminal plasma and sperm-bound sialic acid (SA) concentrations were evaluated in patients with severe teratozoospermia (< 5% morphologically normal sperm) and correlated with values of a control group with >20% morphologically normal sperm. The SA concentrations both in seminal plasma and on sperm were significantly higher in teratozoospermia, but the ratio of sperm-bound SA to seminal plasma SA remained virtually the same. The causes and consequences of high SA in these patients need further study.
ISSN:	0148-5016 1521-0375
DOI:	10.3109/01485019208987696