Measurement of testosterone in seminal plasma, saliva and serum by solid-phase enzymeimmunoassay

Andrologia. 1987 Nov-Dec;19(6):614-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1987.tb01909.x.

Abstract

When testosterone concentrations in serum, saliva and seminal plasma were measured with a solid-phase enzymeimmunoassay in which antitestosterone antibody was bound to CNBr-Sepharose-4B, we found the ratios of testosterone in saliva and seminal plasma to that in serum were 2.5 +/- 0.2% and 5.19 +/- 0.42%. Testosterone level in saliva could be an index of free serum testosterone. In addition, we found a correlation between sperm motility and testosterone level in seminal plasma when sperm motility was measured with a transmembrane migration method. This enzymeimmunoassay could be applied to clinical studies of testosterone.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radioimmunoassay
  • Saliva / analysis*
  • Semen / analysis*
  • Testosterone / analysis*
  • Testosterone / blood

Substances

  • Testosterone