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The use of kallikrein has been investigated in several clinical and experimental studies (Hofmann and Hornstein, 1975; Schill, 1975, 1977, 1978; Schirren, 1977, 1978; Hofmann, 1978; Lunglmayr and Maier, 1978; Meyhöfer and Krause, 1978; Steiner et al., 1978; Maier et al., 1980). Clinical trials of the application of kallikrein to male infertility at three andrological centers (Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Munich) give evidence of a statistically significant effect on various parameters of the ejaculate. In particular, the polypeptides, kallidin, bradykinin and kinin inactivating enzymes have a positive effect on the motility, density and morphology of spermatozoa (Schill and Haberland, 1974; Schill, 1977). Kallikrein is andrologically used with patients having either oligozoospermia or asthenozoospermia.
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Schütte, B., Schirren, C. (1982). Effect of Kallikrein on Sperm Motility: In Vitro Testing of Ejaculate Vs in Vivo Treatment. In: Hafez, E.S.E., Semm, K. (eds) Instrumental Insemination. Clinics in Andrology, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7467-8_8
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