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Valeurs sémiologiques des marqueurs testiculaires

Semiologic values of the testicular markers

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Several proteins have been determined in human seminal plasma in order to study male infertilities more accurately. Some of them, as androgen binding protein, somatomedine C, epidermal growth factor, plasminogen activator and ceruloplasmine are not reliable markers against testbumine, transferrine and LDHX. We particularly comment about transferrine, which, as LDHX, presents a strong correlation with sperm count. Nevertheless, differential diagnosis of azoospermia can’t be done by means of one of these markers.

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De nombreuses protéines ont été dosées dans le plasma séminal humain pour étudier plus précisément les infertilités masculines. Certaines, comme l’androgen binding protein, la somatedine C, l’epidermal growth factor, l’activateur du plasminogène et la ceruloplasmine ne sont pas des marqueurs fiables au contraire de la testbumine, de la transferrine et de la LDHX. Nous évoquons plus particulièrement la transferrine, qui comme la LDH X présente une forte corrélation avec la numération des spermatozoïdes. Par contre le diagnostic différentiel des azoospermies ne peut être fait avec aucun de ces marquers.

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Communication présentée au 8ème congrès de la SALF, Sousse, Sept. 1990

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Barthelemy, C.B. Valeurs sémiologiques des marqueurs testiculaires. Androl. 1, 11–12 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03035077

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