[Experimental studies of male infertility and zinc].

Abstract

The physiological role of zinc in sperm motility was studied. There was a positive correlation between the sperm motility and the low molecular weight binding zinc (ultrafiltrable zinc) concentration. The low molecular weight binding zinc was purified by gel filtration and identified as zinc citrate by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The addition of zinc citrate to the fresh semen of the patients with asthenozoospermia stimulated sperm motility. These results suggest that zinc has a significant role in human sperm motility.

• Authors: N Oka, O Matsumoto, S Kamidono
• Journal: Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica (Hinyokika Kiyo) Vol. 34 Issue 1 Pg. 1-10 (Jan 1988) ISSN: 0018-1994 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 3376788 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Zinc

Topics

• Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
• Humans
• Infertility, Male (physiopathology)
• Male
• Semen (analysis)
• Sperm Motility
• Zinc (analysis, physiology)