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What is the difference between acrid and prostatic fluid?

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milky-white basic: Pprostate secretes a slightly basic fluid, milky or white in appearance, that constitutes 20–30% of the volume of the semen along with spermatozoa and seminal vesicle fluid . Semen is made alkaline overall with the secretions from the other contributing glands, including the seminal vesicle fluid

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