The evaluation of free-L-carnitine, zinc and fructose in the seminal plasma of patients with varicocele and normozoospermia.

abstract：:The hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis and the regulation of prolactin secretion were investigated in eleven male renal transplant recipients. Mean serum levels of testosterone and estrone were normal, whereas those of androstenedione and estradiol were low. Mean basal luteinizing hormone (LH) levels were slightly...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： De Besi L,Serafini E,Gasparotto ML,Mastrogiacomo I

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infertility is a major health problem which affects approximately 22% of married couples in reproductive age. Chromosomal defects are the most common genetic abnormalities in infertile men, with an incidence of cytogenetic abnormalities ranging from 2.1% to 15.5%. We describe here the clinical and cytogenetic studies ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ananthapur V,Avvari S,Veena K,Sujatha M,Jyothy A

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a highly sensitive radioimmunoassay (RIA) of estramustine binding protein (EMBP) with the antibody raised against rat-EMBP, the concentration of EMBP in human benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) tissue was evaluated. Using mechanical separation procedure, EMBP was found significantly higher in the epithelium (10....

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Shiina H,Mizutani M,Ishibe T

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This trial aimed to assess the efficacy of on-demand oral dapoxetine versus topical lidocaine treatments for lifelong PE. Cases with lifelong PE were randomised to start treatment by oral dapoxetine 60 mg or topical lidocaine 10% spray. The intravaginal ejaculatory latency time (ILET), validated Arabic Index for PE (A...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Alghobary M,Gaballah M,El-Kamel MF,State AF,Ismail SR,Selim MK,Mostafa T

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis functionality on a bodybuilding competitioner before, during and after the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids. A young healthy man was followed up for 4 months. The subject reported his drug administration protocol through periodic intervie...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Vilar Neto JO,da Silva CA,Lima AB,Caminha JSR,Pinto DV,Alves FR,Araújo JS,Daher EF

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was planned to determine the relationship between semen quality parameters and the levels of biochemical constituents of seminal plasma of Teddy (Capra hircus) buck semen. For this purpose, semen ejaculates were collected from five mature healthy Teddy bucks. All the experimental bucks were kept under natur...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Umar S,Ahmad M,Ahmad I,Zubair M,Umar Z,Qureshi AS,Manzoor A,Murtaza A,Shaukat A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonorganic erectile dysfunction is a problem with unknown central mechanisms. Changes in brain activity in the amygdala have been observed in human patients. This study aimed to investigate the dopamine system in the basolateral amygdala of male rats with nonorganic erectile dysfunction. We applied chronic mild stress...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Chen G,Chen J,Yang B,Yu W,Chen Y,Dai Y

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the production of artefacts during preparation and observation of human sperm for ultrastructural morphology and analyse the possible reasons of causing these artefacts. Under the scanning electron microscopy, damaged sperm heads (crack or/and rupture), necks (head-neck or head-mi...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Zhu WJ

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human spongy urethras of individuals submitted to emasculation because of glans carcinoma have been studied by means of scanning electron microscopy. The luminal surface of the organ shows longitudinal folds and small glandular openings, surrounded by epithelial elements arranged in form of rosettes. Spermatozoa, ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Zecchi-Orlandini S,Gulisano M,Orlandini GE,Holstein AF

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anatomical endoscopic enucleation of the prostate (AEEP) differs from other surgical techniques for benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) in that it removes the entire benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) component of the prostate. We summarise the main advantages of AEEP compared to other surgical techniques for BPO. Thes...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Aho T,Armitage J,Kastner C

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to examine possible impacts of paroxetine and agomelatine on the levels of some components that constitute the seminal vesicle fluid. As a second purpose, it was also aimed to examine how possible negative effects induced by paroxetine on seminal vesicle fluid components were affected by kissp...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gulcu Bulmus F,Canpolat S,Sahin Z,Bulmus O,Serhatlioglu I,Kelestimur H

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and non-NMDA receptors in the control of FSH and LH secretion was analysed in prepubertal male rats. In the first experiment 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 30-day-old males were decapitated 15 min after vehicle, NMDA or kainic acid (KA) administration. In the second experiment, 23-day-old...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Aguilar E,Tena-Sempere M,Gonzalez D,Pinilla L

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ran-binding protein 3 (RanBP3) is a Ran-interacting protein, which participates in the Ran GTPase system in cancer cell biology. However, the expression pattern and physiological role of RanBP3 remain largely unknown. In this study, we found that RanBP3 was expressed in human testes and localised to spermatogonium and...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Tang W,Zhu Y,Qin W,Zhang H,Zhang H,Lin H,Zhen X,Zhuang X,Tang Y,Jiang H

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new electronic spermcounter was developed to make andrological routine work easier. The apparatus is a complete microcomputer and has three main functions: The counter function allows to determine the number of spermatozoa and round cells at the same time. The morphological function allows the detailed morphologic...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Pusch H,Wiesspeiner G,Hausl A

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual dysfunction is more prevalent in psychotic patients than in the nonpsychotic population. The objective of this study was to identify correlations between serum prolactin levels, testosterone levels and erectile dysfunction in patients with first-episode psychosis (n = 40) compared to age-matched healthy control...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gaber HD,El-Beeh KAM,Abd Al-Naser FAW,Hosny A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether chronic stress, applied from prepuberty to early puberty, interferes with the spermatogenic and androgenic testicular functions. Male pubertal rats (40 days old) were immobilized 6 h per day for 15 days. Plasma concentrations of corticosterone, prolactin and testosterone were significantly augm...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Almeida SA,Petenusci SO,Franci JA,Rosa e Silva AA,Carvalho TL

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a multifactorial problem affecting men of all ages and demographics. Currently, there is a relative dearth of epidemiological information on CPPS. It is clear that patients with CPPS have a dismal quality of life and many have benefited only minimally from ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Schaeffer AJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The routine spermiogram parameters of 3432 patients born between 1952 and 1971 in the region of Leipzig were determined between January 1975 and March 2000. The patient group aged 24-35 years was characterized by low mobility and relocation living in the main centre of chemical industry with enormous environmental pol...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Paasch U,Thieme C,Glander HJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic assessment of sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) has shown to give fuller understanding of stallion semen quality; however, there have been limited attempts to use this parameter to investigate seasonal changes in productive functions. The aims of this study were to: (a) establish a reliable mathematical model to d...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ortiz I,Quiñones-Pérez C,Hidalgo M,Consuegra C,Diaz-Jimenez M,Dorado J,Vega-Pla JL,Crespo F

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein kinase in the human seminal plasma, as assayed by its ability to catalyze the transfer of phosphate from [gama-32P]ATP to the protamine, was found to linearly increase with dilution of the seminal plasma. Extrapolation of the enzyme activity to the undiluted seminal plasma indicated that te protein kinase ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Panyim S

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mice, chronic administration of crude marihuana extract (CME), delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabinol (CBN) (50 mg kg-1 body weight for 15 and 35 days) impaired spermatogenesis at both mitotic and meiotic stages. Although the total number of step 7 spermatids was unaltered, mature sper...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Patra PB,Wadsworth RM

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spontaneous acrosomal reaction of mouse spermatozoa during their passage through the male and female genital tract was studied by indirect immunofluorescence staining techniques using antibodies against the outer acrosomal membrane (OAM). Low rates of spontaneously acrosome-reacted spermatozoa could be observed du...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Klemm M,Engel W

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of gossypol--a polycyclic compound isolated from cotton seeds--on the plasminogen activator activity of man and ram acrosomal extracts was explored in vitro. The action of gossypol on the plasminogen activator activity was investigated by a spectrophotometric method using the chromogenic substrate S-2251. G...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Taitzoglou IA,Tsantarliotou M,Kouretas D,Kokolis NA

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) has revolutionised the treatment of human infertility, giving hope to the patients previously considered incapable of establishing pregnancy. While semen analysis is performed to access whether a sample has an adequate number of viable, motile and morphologic...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Pinto S,Carrageta DF,Alves MG,Rocha A,Agarwal A,Barros A,Oliveira PF

更新日期：2020-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The lipid composition of the sperm membrane has been shown to exert a significant effect upon the functional quality of spermatozoa. We have studied fatty acid composition of the phospholipids in spermatozoa in asthenozoospermic and normozoospermic men and determined the ratio of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) to...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Tavilani H,Doosti M,Abdi K,Vaisiraygani A,Joshaghani HR

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous study found that Chinese chive could significantly (p < 0.01) raise testosterone and nitric oxide (NO) levels in mice serum. However, the specific functional components of this traditional remedy are still unknown. In order to isolate and identify the active constituents from Chinese chive for enhancing t...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gu S,Wang X,Zhou R,Huang J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasma level of testosterone, FSH and LH were determined simultaneously in spermatic and cubital veins in 12 patients with varicocele. The testosterone levels in spermatic veins were 13.4 +/- 5.3 times higher than in cubital veins. FSH and LH levels were higher in cubital than in spermatic vein. No correlation was...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Bablok L,Janczewski Z,Czaplicki M

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia trachomatis infection is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. Its effect on male fertility, however, is still controversial. In this study, 284 male partners of infertile couples consulting the Center of Studies in Reproductive Biology (CEBRE) were analyzed. The incidence of C. trachomatis i...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Vigil P,Morales P,Tapia A,Riquelme R,Salgado AM

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately between 9 and 19 years of age 28 adolescents with one and 26 with both retractile testicles were andrologically examined and followed up. Retractile gonads during puberty often remained of subnormal size with the long axis shorter than 34 mm. In both groups in 50 to 60% of cases low sperm values were asc...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Raboch J,Pondĕlicková J

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five couples with a variety of infertility problems were treated by a sperm-washing and intrauterine-insemination method. The husband's semen was washed with a modified Biggers, Whitten, and Whittingham's medium to obtain a seminal plasma-free, highly concentrated sperm suspension for intrauterine insemination....

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Wiltbank MC,Kosasa S,Rogers B

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00