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Relation between the Volume and Fructose Content of Human Semen

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ESTIMATIONS of fructose content, by the method described by Mann1, have been carried out on 150 specimens of human semen, obtained from 123 individuals. Of these, 41 ejaculates were obtained from 31 men of proved fertility, the remainder from men whose marriages had been involuntarily childless.

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  1. Mann, T., Lancet, 254, 446 (1948).

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  2. Huggins, C. B., and Johnson, A. A., Amer. J. Physiol., 103, 574 (1933).

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HARVEY, C. Relation between the Volume and Fructose Content of Human Semen. Nature 162, 812–813 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162812a0

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