Immature Spermatogenic Cells and Leucocytes in Normal and Abnormal Semen
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Archives of Andrology
- Vol. 25 (2), 115-120
- https://doi.org/10.3109/01485019008987602
Abstract
The frequency and ranges of the immature germinal cells (IGC) were established in 286 semen analyses from normozoospermic (group I), oligozoospermic (group II), and azoospermic (group III) subjects. The mean total count of IGC was greater between men from group I than between participants from groups II and III. Scd spermatids were the cells most frequently observed and the spermatogonia the most unfrequently seen. Sab and Scd spermatids were the most common cells observed in group I, whereas Scd and primary spermatocytes were the most common in group II, and Scd and secondary spermatocytes were the most common in group III. Correlation was found between sperm concentration and the IGC total count. Significant differences were not found when epithelial cell and leucocyte concentrations were compared between groups.Keywords
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