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Constituents of Bull Seminal Plasma

@article{Rothschild1954ConstituentsOB,
  title={Constituents of Bull Seminal Plasma},
  author={Lord Rothschild and Harold Barnes},
  journal={The Journal of Experimental Biology},
  year={1954},
  volume={31},
  pages={561-572}
}
1. The concentrations of the main inorganic and certain organic constituents of bull seminal plasma have been examined. The average concentrations, in mg./100 ml., were: Sodium 258 Chloride 175 Potassium 172 Citrate 620 Calcium 37 Fructose 460 Magnesium 8 Total N 877 Iron 2 Total P 57 2. Sodium and potassium were found to be inversely correlated, r= -0.86, p 3. Calcium, chloride, fructose, citrate and total nitrogen were also strongly correlated (p 4. Sodium, potassium and chloride were… 
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