Seminal lead and copper in fertile and infertile men: Blei und Kupfer im Spermaplasma bei fertilen und infertilen Männern
- 1 December 1990
- journal article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Andrologia
- Vol. 22 (6), 503-511
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0272.1990.tb02041.x
Abstract
Summary Lead and copper concentrations were determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy in semen from 18 fertile and 172 infertile men. Significant correlations between copper concentrations in semen and sperm concentration (r = 0.32, P r = 0.23, P r = 0.22, P -1) and fertile men (183.39 ± 14.37 μg l-1) did not differ significantly. Mean lead concentration in semen of infertile men was 11.18 ± 0.62 μg l-1 and significantly higher than lead concentration in semen of fertile men (5.61 ± 0.53 μg l-1, P -1 (P r = 0.32, P r = 0.23, P r = 0.22, P -1) und infertiler Männer (194.99 ± 5.70 μg l-1) waren nicht significant unterschiedlich. Die mittlere Bleikonzentration im Samen infertiler Männer war mit 11.18±0.62μg l-1 signifikant höher als die fertiler Männer (5.61 ± 0.53μg l-1, P -1 (P <0.0002). Dies kann im Zusammenhang mit dem abnehmenden Verbrauch verbleiten Benzins in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland stehen.Keywords
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