Abstract
A study was initiated to determine the sources of carnitine in the male reproductive system. Free and total carnitine was measured in a group of healthy men before and after vasectomy. Each individual served as his own control. The results show that postvasectomy semen contains about 52% as much total carnitine and 40% as much free carnitine as prevasectomy samples. The data indicate that, in addition to the epididymis, the seminal vesicles and/or vas deferens are major contributors of carnitine in human semen. 1981 American Society of Andrology
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 339-342 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Andrology |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1981 |
Keywords
- carnitine
- epididymis
- semen
- seminal vesicles
- vasectomy