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Journal of Andrology, Vol 2, Issue 6 339-342, Copyright © 1981 by The American Society of Andrology

The Sources of Carnitine in Human Semen

FERESHTEH FAHIMI 1, LORAN BIEBER 2, AND LAWRENCE M. LEWIN 3

1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
2 Department of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
3 Department of Chemical Pathology, Tel Aviv University, Sackler Medical School, Tel Hashomer, Israel

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.

     Key words: carnitine, seminal vesicles, epididymis, semen, vasectomy

Submitted on August 18, 1980
Revised on April 21, 1980
Accepted on April 22, 1981






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