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Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure and Semen Quality in Healthy Young Men: A Pilot Study [PDF]

Antioxidants
This cross-sectional pilot study aimed to examine associations between urinary metabolites of organophosphate (OP) pesticides and semen quality in 42 healthy young men.
Jenisha L. Stapleton, Sarah Adelman, Bobby B. Najari, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Vittorio Albergamo, Linda G. Kahn   +5 more
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The importance of bovine seminal plasma proteins in the sperm function and fertility [PDF]

SPERMOVA, 2021
Bovine livestock is one of the most important economic and social sectors for many countries. In this sense, the development of strategies to improve reproductive bull fertility and reproduction rates is relevant.
María Alejandra Cardozo, Jaime Antonio Cardozo, Fabian Rueda   +2 more
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Improvement of the Seminal Characteristics in Rams Using Agri-Food By-Products Rich in Phytomelatonin

Animals, 2023
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a phytomelatonin-rich diet, including by-products from the food industry, on ram sperm quality and seminal plasma composition.
Victoria Peña-Delgado, Melissa Carvajal-Serna, Manuel Fondevila, María A. Martín-Cabrejas, Yolanda Aguilera, Gerardo Álvarez-Rivera, José A. Abecia, Adriana Casao, Rosaura Pérez-Pe   +8 more
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Effect of ejaculation frequency on ram semen characteristics, seminal plasma composition and chilled sperm quality [PDF]

Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2022
The aim of this study was to see how chilled sperm quality is affected by ejaculation frequency and its correlation to seminal plasma composition in INRA 180 rams. Five rams were collected at high (HFE) and low frequencies (LFE).
Anass Ben Moula, Abdelmoughit Badi, Naima HAMIDALLAH, Larbi ALLAI, Kaoutar El Khalil, Moussa El Fadili, Zineb Moussafir, Bouchra El Amiri   +7 more
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Counteracting the Toxic Hidroarsenicism Effects upon Reproductive-Physiological Outcomes in Male Goats: The Selenium and Vitamin-E Mitigation Approach

Animals, 2023
This study was to evaluate whether selenium and vitamin-E counteract the toxic effects of arsenic on reproductive aspects and physiological conditions of male goats.
Natalia B. Ortega-Morales, Jose A. Cueto-Wong, Leonardo I. Velez-Monroy, Adan U. Chavez-Solis, Eutiquio Barrientos-Juarez, Jesús Jaime Duarte-Sustaita, Francisco G. Veliz-Deras, Guadalupe Calderon-Leyva, Javier Moran-Martinez   +8 more
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Sperm quality and testicular histopathology of Wistar albino male rats treated with hydroethanolic extract of Cordia dichotoma fruits

Pharmaceutical Biology, 2022
Context Cordia dichotoma Forst. (Boraginaceae) has potent pharmacological impact. Meanwhile, its effect on fertility is unclear. Objective This study investigates the effect of Cordia fresh fruits hydroethanolic extract on fertility.
Samah A. El-Newary, Mohamed S. Aly, Amal R. Abd El Hameed, Mohamed S. Kotp, Abdelghany A. Youssef, Naglaa A. Ali   +5 more
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Levels of L-carnitine in human seminal plasma are associated with sperm fatty acid composition

Asian Journal of Andrology, 2022
The fatty acid composition of spermatozoa has been shown to be important for their function, and L-carnitine is crucial for fatty acid metabolism. Its levels in the seminal plasma positively correlate with semen quality, whereas high body mass index (BMI)
Mario Iliceto, Mette Haug Stensen, Jorunn M Andersen, Trine B Haugen, Oliwia Witczak   +4 more
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A comparative proteomic study of high and low semen quality seminal plasma in drakes

Poultry Science, 2022
Semen quality is the most important indicator in evaluating drake fecundity. At present, the low semen quality has become a major factor restricting the development of artificial insemination (AI) technology in ducks. Numerous studies have indicated that
Bincheng Tang, Guangjuan Xie, Xinyue Hu, Xin Zhang, Shenqiang Hu, Jiwei Hu, Bo Hu, Liang Li, Jiwen Wang   +8 more
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The Influence of a Tropical Climate with a Long Dry Season on Goat Semen Quality and Seminal Fluid Change in the Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand

Tropical Animal Science Journal, 2022
At present, there is no information about the difference between the three seasons with a long dry period, such as Kanchanaburi province, Thailand, on goat semen quality. This study observed the climate and daytime length effects of a long dry period in
S. Kimsakulvech, C. Nakthong, Y. Lanamtiang, T. Wongtawan   +3 more
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Effects of parsley supplementation on the seminal quality, blood lipid profile and oxidant status of young and old male rabbits

World Rabbit Science, 2017
The high unsaturation levels of spermatozoal membrane make it very susceptible to oxidative damage and this problem increases with advancing age. In this study, the aim is to investigate whether parsley seed (PS) has a protective effect on semen quality,
Y.M. El-Gindy, H.S. Zeweil
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