Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 10, 2026

Evaluation of Intracellular Location of Reactive Oxygen Species in Solea Senegalensis Spermatozoa
Published on: March 11, 2018
Deficiency of alpha-tocopherol in seminal fluid as a probable factor in low fertility in Côte d'Ivoire
François Diafouka1, Gildas K Gbassi
1Département de Biochimie et Biologie de la reproduction, Faculté de pharmacie, Université de Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Abstract:
To evaluate the level of alpha-Tocopherol in seminal fluid of patients with low fertility, forty subjects with low fertility (17 with asthenospermia and 32 with oligoasthenospermia) and 21 subjects with normal sperm parameters were recruited into this study for assessing their alpha-Tocopherol seminal fluid level. The mean level of alpha-Tocopherol in subjects with normal sperm profile was 0.62 micromol/l compared to those with pathological profile such as asthenospermia (0.29 micromol/l) and oligoasthenospermia (0.28 micromol/l). The determination of alpha-Tocopherol in human seminal fluid provides useful information concerning the exploration of low fertility in Cote d'Ivoire.
Related Concept Videos
Infertility in Males
Spermatogenesis
Infertility in Females
Endometriosis, a condition characterized by abnormal growth of endometrial...
Sperm Structure and Semen Composition
Sperm Transport
The maturation phase occurs in the epididymis, where sperm...
