Germ cell alkaline phosphatase in human seminal plasma following vasectomy
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D I Lewis-Jones1, P M Johnson, A D Desmond
1Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Liverpool.
British Journal of Urology
|April 1, 1992
Abstract:
Germ cell alkaline phosphatase (also termed placental-like alkaline phosphatase or Nagao isoenzyme) was assayed in seminal plasma using monoclonal antibody-based enzyme immunoassays in samples obtained both before and after vasectomy. In all cases, germ cell alkaline phosphatase fell to undetectable levels within 14 days of operation. A fall in seminal plasma germ cell alkaline phosphatase may thus be an early indication of successful vasectomy.
Keywords:
BiologyClinical ResearchComparative StudiesDeveloped CountriesEnglandEnzymesEnzymes And Enzyme InhibitorsEuropeFamily PlanningFamily Planning, Behavioral MethodsGenitaliaGenitalia, MaleGerm CellsMale SterilizationMethodological StudiesNorthern EuropePhysiologyResearch MethodologySemen--analysisSeminal VesiclesSexual AbstinenceSterilization, SexualStudiesUnited KingdomUrogenital SystemVasectomy