caa a22 4500 475742540 CHVBK 20180406123503.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20001201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s002400000132 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s002400000132 The relationship between varicocele and semen nitric oxide concentrations [Elektronische Daten] [H. Aksoy, Y. Aksoy, I. Özbey, I. Altuntas, F. Akçay] We investigated the relationship between seminal plasma nitric oxide (NO) concentrations and conventional semen parameters in patients with varicocele. Semen samples were obtained from infertile patients with varicocele (n=55) and from normal controls (n=48). The mean NO concentration in the seminal plasma of patients with varicocele was significantly higher than that of the controls (P < 0.01). A significant negative correlation was noted between NO and sperm motility (r=−0.29, P=0.003), NO and sperm concentration (r=−0.26, P=0.008) and NO and normal morphology (normal %) (r=−0.25, P=0.01). It was concluded that increased NO production may influence sperm production, motility and morphology in patients with varicocele. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2000 Key words Nitric oxide nationallicence Seminal plasma nationallicence Varicocele nationallicence Aksoy H. Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey e-mail: hulyaaksoy@superonline.com Tel.: +90-442-2331122/2329; Fax: +90-442-2345028, TR aut Aksoy Y. Department of Urology, Medical School, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey, TR aut Özbey I. Department of Urology, Medical School, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey, TR aut Altuntas I. Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey e-mail: hulyaaksoy@superonline.com Tel.: +90-442-2331122/2329; Fax: +90-442-2345028, TR aut Akçay F. Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey e-mail: hulyaaksoy@superonline.com Tel.: +90-442-2331122/2329; Fax: +90-442-2345028, TR aut https://doi.org/10.1007/s002400000132 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s002400000132 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Aksoy H. Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey e-mail: hulyaaksoy@superonline.com Tel.: +90-442-2331122/2329; Fax: +90-442-2345028, TR aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Aksoy Y. Department of Urology, Medical School, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey, TR aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Özbey I. Department of Urology, Medical School, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey, TR aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Altuntas I. Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey e-mail: hulyaaksoy@superonline.com Tel.: +90-442-2331122/2329; Fax: +90-442-2345028, TR aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Akçay F. Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey e-mail: hulyaaksoy@superonline.com Tel.: +90-442-2331122/2329; Fax: +90-442-2345028, TR aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer