| |
Nonvasectomized (n = 10) |
Vasectomized (n = 10) |
|
| [CRISP-3] (µg/mL) |
14.8 ± 9.6 (range: 3.430.6) |
16.2 ± 9.9 (range: 2.933.7) |
| [Total protein] (mg/mL) |
16.2 ± 5.7 (range: 5.625.6) |
17.0 ± 5.6 (range: 8.024.0) |
| [CRISP-3]/[Total protein] (x 10-3) |
1.07 ± 0.9 (range: 0.203.22) |
1.14 ± 1.0 (range: 0.123.71) |
|
| *The concentration of CRISP-3 and total protein was measured in seminal plasma
samples from 20 healthy volunteers, of which 10 were previously vasectomized.
No significant differences were observed between the 2 groups. The data are
mean ± SD |