ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Comparison between Macro and Trace Element Concentrations in Human Semen and Blood Serum in Highly Polluted Areas in Italy.
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- Serum and Seminal Plasma Levels of Lead and Arsenic in Cigarette Smokers and Their Relation to the Semen Parameters.Biological trace element research · 2024Article
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- Small noncoding RNAs and sperm nuclear basic proteins reflect the environmental impact on germ cells.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2024Article
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- Semen Analysis in "Urology-Naïve" Patients: A Chance of Uroandrological Screening in Young Males.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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- A Molecular Mechanism to Explain the Nickel-Induced Changes in Protamine-like Proteins and Their DNA Binding Affecting Sperm Chromatin inBiomolecules · 2023Article
- Metabolic Changes and Their Associations with Selected Nutrients Intake in the Group of Workers Exposed to Arsenic.Metabolites · 2023Article
- Seminal cadmium affects human sperm motility through stable binding to the cell membrane.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Macro and trace elements are important regulators of biological processes, including those ones linked to reproduction. Among them, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Se, and Zn ensure normal spermatic functions. Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate the concentrations of 26 macro and trace elements (Al, As, Ba, Be, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Rb, Sb, Se, Sn, Sr, U, V, and Zn) in blood serum and also in semen of healthy young men, homogeneous for age, anthropometric characteristics, and lifestyle, living in three highly polluted areas in Italy. Furthermore, a comparison among three geographical areas was performed to highlight any difference in the investigated parameters and, overall, to speculate any correlations between chemical elements and semen quality. Statistically significant differences (
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