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Toxic metals signature in the human seminal plasma of Pakistani population and their potential role in male infertility

Aims of this study were to provide firsthand data on the incidence of trace metals in human seminal plasma and find possible correlations between levels of toxic metals and semen quality of Pakistani population. Human semen samples were collected from male partners of couples undergoing infertility...

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Published in:Environmental geochemistry and health 2015-06, Vol.37 (3), p.515-527
Main Authors: Zafar, Ambreen, Eqani, Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah, Bostan, Nazish, Cincinelli, Alessandra, Tahir, Faheem, Shah, Syed Tahir Abbas, Hussain, Alamdar, Alamdar, Ambreen, Huang, Qingyu, Peng, Siyuan, Shen, Heqing
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Summary:Aims of this study were to provide firsthand data on the incidence of trace metals in human seminal plasma and find possible correlations between levels of toxic metals and semen quality of Pakistani population. Human semen samples were collected from male partners of couples undergoing infertility assessment at the National Institute of Health Islamabad (Pakistan). We investigated seventy-five seminal plasma samples, which were further categorized into three groups (normozoospermia, oligozoospermia and azoospermia) according to WHO guidelines. The concentration of 17 different toxic metals in human seminal plasma was determined simultaneously by using Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Out of 17 trace metals, Cd and Ni showed significant difference (p 
ISSN:0269-4042
1573-2983
DOI:10.1007/s10653-014-9666-8