Plasma and semen ascorbic levels in spermatogenesis

Conflicting reports on the mechanism of action of ascorbic acid level in male reproductive system exist and very little is known about the ascorbic acid status in Nigerian males with weak fertility. Ascorbate that accumulates preferentially in the testis, the lipid and lipoprotein levels were determ...

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Veröffentlicht in:	West African journal of medicine 2004-10, Vol.23 (4), p.290-293
Hauptverfasser:	Ebesunun, M O, Solademi, B A, Shittu, O B, Anetor, J I, Onuegbu, J A, Olisekodiaka, J M, Agbedana, E O, Onyeaghala, A A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antioxidants Ascorbic Acid - blood Ascorbic Acid Deficiency - complications Case-Control Studies Humans Infertility, Male - etiology Infertility, Male - physiopathology Male Nigeria Semen - drug effects Sperm Count Sperm Motility - drug effects Spermatogenesis - drug effects Spermatozoa - drug effects
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Zusammenfassung:	Conflicting reports on the mechanism of action of ascorbic acid level in male reproductive system exist and very little is known about the ascorbic acid status in Nigerian males with weak fertility. Ascorbate that accumulates preferentially in the testis, the lipid and lipoprotein levels were determined in the plasma of Nigerian males. Twenty-seven (27) male with inadequate spermatogenesis (36+/-1.0) years, with mean value of 15.6+/-6.90 million/cm3 sperm count and fourteen (14) controls (34+/-0.6) years, with mean value of 108.0+/-25.42 million/cm3 sperm count were selected for this study. The anthropometric indices were also determined. There were highly significant decreases in sperm cell count, percentage motility and percentage vitality (p
ISSN:	0189-160X