Amino Acid Composition of Semen and the Secretions of the Male Reproductive Tract

Abstract

The free amino acid content of rete testis fluid, epididymal fluid, vesicular fluid and ejaculated seminal plasma was studied in the ram, bull and rat, and a comparison made with the blood plasma of the same species. The amino acid content of human seminal plasma and the various fractions of the boar ejaculate was also determined.