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The Biochemistry of Semen 



Glucose oxidase, use in semen 

 analysis, 136 



Glucuronidase, in the prostatic 

 secretion, 17 



Glutamic acid, in the prostate, 19, 

 188; in mammalian semen, 84, 

 113; in fish semen, 86; in semen 

 diluents, 114; role in transamina- 

 tions and citric acid formation, 

 188 



Glutamine, in the prostate, 20 



Glutathione, in semen and acces- 

 sory glands, 20, 33, 176-7; 

 effect on sperm, 58, 154, 176-7 



Glycerol, effect on sperm, 55; use 

 in freezing, 64-6; in diluents, 81 



Glycerylphosphorylcholine, 16, 

 170-2 



Glycerylphosphorylcolamine, 126 



Glycine, in semen, 81, 85, 106, 

 113-14; protection from light 

 and dilution effect, 114; in 

 diluents, 81, 114 



Glycogen, 5, 12, 129, 151-2 



Glycolysis, 46-8, 59, 151-4; in 

 semen appraisal, 46-8; after 

 irradiation, 59; in epididymal 

 and ejaculated sperm, 1 53-4 



Goat, semen, fructose, 136; adrena- 

 line, 181 



Goby, proteins of the vesicular 

 secretion, 22 



Gomori's method, 13, 118 



Gonadectomy, effects, 113, 119, 

 139-45, 186 



Gonadotrophins, 66, 68; influence 

 on semen, 66, 68, 145-6, 148-9, 

 186 



Grasshopper, fructose in reproduc- 

 tive organs, 136 



Guanine, 100-1 



Guinea-pig, accessory secretions 

 and semen, 20, 23, 28, 126, 136, 

 170, 172, 181-2; fertility, 6, 62 



Gum, in diluents, 81 



Gynogamones, 70-1 



Haematin, in seminal plasma, 22; 

 in sperm, 88-93 



Haemocuprein, 89 



Haemospermia, 22 



Haliotis cracherodii (abalone), egg- 

 membrane lysin, 95 



Hamster, fructose, 136; inositol 

 deficiency, 191 



Heat, effect on sperm, 62 



Heavy metal compounds, effect on 

 sperm, 57-8, 76, 98 



Hedgehog, copulatory plug, 28 



Heptacosane, 127-8 



Herring semen, nucleic acid, 99 

 nuclear proteins, 99, 106-7: 

 amino acids, 113; lipids, 124: 

 agmatine and creatinine, 179 



Hesperidine, 98 



Hexokinase, 154-7 



Hexylresorcinol, effect on sperm, 

 57 



Histidine, 84, 108 



Histochemistry of sperm, 5, 10-13, 

 118, 126 



Histological examination of semen, 

 39-40 



Histones, 98, 106-9 



Holothuria tubulosa, creatine and 

 creatinine, 180 



Hormones {see also individual hor- 

 mones), effect in vivo and in vitro, 

 66-9, 139-45 



Human semen, see man, semen 



Hyaluronic acid, 93, 96 



Hyaluronidase, 93-8; release from 

 sperm, 10, 83, 94-5; role, 96-8; 

 inhibitors, 97-8; relation to 

 citric acid, 1 88 



Hydrocarbons, chemotropic acti- 

 vity, 72; in semen, 127-8 



Hydrogen ion concentration, in 

 semen, 44—5; changes due to 

 glycolysis, 44; relation to den- 

 sity, motihty, and metabolism, 

 44-5, 60-1; in accessory secre- 

 tions, 17, 22 



