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semen
Body fluid secreted by the seminal vesicles.
Function:
- contains spermatozoa that can fertilize an oocyte to produce a diploid zygote (both spermatoza & oocytes are haploid)
Components:
- contains spermatozoa
- other components promote survival of spermatozoa & provide a media in which they can swim
- fructose
- proteases & other emzymes
Related
epididymis
prostate
semen analysis
seminal gland (vesicle)
spermatozoa
General
extracellular compartment (extracellular space)
body fluid
References
- Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods,
19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co.,
Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 510-511
- Wikipedia: Semen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semen