Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 16

A specimen is delivered to the laboratory with a request to determine if semen is present.

a. What two chemical tests could be performed on the specimen?

b. What additional examination could be performed on the specimen?

Step 1 of 2

a. Chemical tests performed on specimen:

The two chemical tests can performed on the specimen are as follows:

• Prostatic acid phosphatase

• Seminal glycoprotein p30

Prostatic acid phosphatase:

• The high concentration of prostatic acid phosphatase is available in the seminal fluid.

• The level of prostatic acid phosphatase has been determined by performing chemical test on semen.

Glycoprotein p30:

• The glycoprotein p30 is also named as prostate specific antigen or PSA, which is available in seminal plasma, urine of male, and blood.

• The glycoprotein p30 is not found in any female body or tissues.

Reason for collecting prostatic acid phosphatase and glycoprotein p30:

The prostatic acid phosphatase and glycoprotein p30 has been naturally found only in male.

• If a specimen is delivered to laboratory to find the prostatic acid phosphatase and glycoprotein p30 level, then the test is performed to determine a possible rape.

• Because, while raping the prostatic acid phosphatase and glycoprotein p30 may moves from male to female.