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  2. Prostate - Wikipedia

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    The corresponding specific proteins are expressed in the glandular and secretory cells of the prostatic gland and have functions that are important for the characteristics of semen, including prostate-specific proteins, such as the prostate specific antigen (PSA), and the prostatic acid phosphatase.

  3. Zinc in biology - Wikipedia

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    Most zinc is in the brain, muscle, bones, kidney, and liver, with the highest concentrations in the prostate and parts of the eye. [11] Semen is particularly rich in zinc, a key factor in prostate gland function and reproductive organ growth. [12] Zinc homeostasis of the body is mainly controlled by the intestine.

  4. Male accessory gland - Wikipedia

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    The male accessory glands are the ampullary gland, seminal vesicle, prostate, bulbourethral gland, and urethral gland. [5]The products of these glands serve to nourish and activate the spermatozoa, to clear the urethral tract prior to ejaculation, serve as the vehicle of transport of the spermatozoa in the female tract, and to plug the female tract after placement of spermatozoa to help ensure ...

  5. Semen - Wikipedia

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    prostate: 25–30%: Acid phosphatase, citric acid, fibrinolysin, prostate specific antigen, proteolytic enzymes, zinc. (The zinc level is about 135 ± 40 μg/mL for healthy men. [8] Zinc serves to help to stabilize the DNA-containing chromatin in the sperm cells. A zinc deficiency may result in lowered fertility because of increased sperm ...

  6. Zinc - Wikipedia

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    Most zinc is in the brain, muscle, bones, kidney, and liver, with the highest concentrations in the prostate and parts of the eye. [197] Semen is particularly rich in zinc, a key factor in prostate gland function and reproductive organ growth. [198] Zinc homeostasis of the body is mainly controlled by the intestine.

  7. Prostate-specific antigen - Wikipedia

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    Prostate-specific antigen (PSA), also known as gamma-seminoprotein or kallikrein-3 (KLK3), P-30 antigen, is a glycoprotein enzyme encoded in humans by the KLK3 gene.PSA is a member of the kallikrein-related peptidase family and is secreted by the epithelial cells of the prostate gland in men and the paraurethral glands in women.

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