Abstract
Recently, technological advancement helped to improve our knowledge on trace elements in human male reproductive organs and its secretion, semen. In this study, employing energy dispersive x-ray analysis facilities on electron microscope, presence of different elements in human male reproductive organs - testis, epididymis, caput, corpus and cauda, prostate gland, seminal vesicle, Cowper's gland and vas deferens-seminal plasma and spermatozoa pellet was studied. Several elements were observed. Gold was one among them that was present in seminal plasma and spermatozoa. It was also present in epididymis caput. Authors consider epididymis caput as the source of gold in semen.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 91-95 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Biological Trace Element Research |
Volume | 141 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- EDAX
- Electron microscope
- Gold
- Human semen elements
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Biochemistry
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Biochemistry, medical