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Long-Term Follow Up of the Erectile Function of Testicular Cancer Survivors

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019
The diagnosis of testicular cancer (TC) can have a considerable and persistent impact on a patient's sexuality, especially given its location. The high prevalence of TC in young adults, and the good prognosis, explain the great interest in sexual ...
Francesco Pallotti, Alessandra Petrozzi, Francesco Cargnelutti, Antonio Francesco Radicioni, Andrea Lenzi, Donatella Paoli, Francesco Lombardo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Loss-of-function mutations in QRICH2 cause male infertility with multiple morphological abnormalities of the sperm flagella

Nature Communications, 2019
Aberrant sperm flagella impair sperm motility and cause male infertility, yet the genes which have been identified in multiple morphological abnormalities of the flagella (MMAF) can only explain the pathogenic mechanisms of MMAF in a small number of ...
Ying Shen, Feng Zhang, Fuping Li, Xiaohui Jiang, Yihong Yang, Xiaoliang Li, Weiyu Li, Xiang Wang, Juan Cheng, Mohan Liu, Xueguang Zhang, Guiping Yuan, Xue Pei, Kailai Cai, Fengyun Hu, Jianfeng Sun, Lanzhen Yan, L. Tang, Chuan Jiang, Wenling Tu, Jinyan Xu, Haojuan Wu, Weiqi Kong, Shuying Li, Ke Wang, Kai Sheng, Xu-dong Zhao, H. Yue, Xiaoyu Yang, Wenming Xu   +29 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Insight into the Internal Structure of Biogenic, Synthetic and Geological Apatite by Electron Microscopy and X‐Ray Scattering

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Apatite occurs in many forms in nature, e.g. in teeth and geological minerals. Internally, biological apatite contains nanocrystals that are also found in synthetically prepared calcium phosphate nanoparticles which are used in biomedicine, e.g. for gene and drug delivery and for bone regeneration. Abstract Calcium phosphate is the inorganic component (
Kathrin Kostka, Oleg Prymak, Kateryna Loza, Matthias Epple   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A novel stepwise micro-TESE approach in non obstructive azoospermia [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The purpose of the study was to investigate whether micro-TESE can improve sperm retrieval rate (SRR) compared to conventional single TESE biopsy on the same testicle or to contralateral multiple TESE, by employing a novel stepwise micro ...
Casciani, V, DE NUNZIO, Cosimo, Dente, Donato, Franco, Giorgio, Greco, Alessia, Greco, E., Greco, Pf, Leonardo, Costantino, Minasi, Mg, Scarselli, F   +9 more
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From biological marker to clinical application: the role of anti-Müllerian hormone for delayed puberty and idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia in males

Endocrine Connections
Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), a biomarker secreted by Sertoli cells in the testes, has emerged as a critical indicator of male reproductive function with significant clinical application potential.
Yuanyuan Zeng, Guicheng Zhao, Yi Zheng, Xiaohui Jiang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Age-specific and sex-specific reference intervals for non-fasting lipids and apolipoproteins in 7260 healthy Chinese children and adolescents measured with an Olympus AU5400 analyser: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open, 2019
Aims Ethnic, demographic, lifestyle, genetic and environmental factors influence lipids and apolipoproteins. The aim of this study was to establish age-specific and gender-specific reference intervals for non-fasting lipids and apolipoproteins in healthy
Junjie Liu, Yanpeng Dai, Enwu Yuan, Yushan Li, Quanxian Wang, Linkai Wang, Yanhua Su   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

COVID-19 Severity and Androgen Receptor Polymorphism

Biology, 2022
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the most severe form of the disease was most often seen in male patients. The aim of this study was to identify any male predispositions that could be used to predict the outcome of the disease and enable early intervention.
Alessandra Buonacquisto, Anna Chiara Conflitti, Francesco Pallotti, Antonella Anzuini, Serena Bianchini, Luisa Caponecchia, Anna Carraro, Maria Rosa Ciardi, Fabiana Faja, Cristina Fiori, Daniele Gianfrilli, Andrea Lenzi, Miriam Lichtner, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Patrizia Pasculli, Flavio Rizzo, Pietro Salacone, Annalisa Sebastianelli, Francesco Lombardo, Donatella Paoli   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental heatwaves compromise sperm function and cause transgenerational damage in a model insect

Nature Communications, 2018
Climate change is affecting biodiversity, but proximate drivers remain poorly understood. Here, we examine how experimental heatwaves impact on reproduction in an insect system.
K. Sales, R. Vasudeva, M. Dickinson, Joanne L Godwin, Alyson J. Lumley, Ł. Michalczyk, L. Hebberecht, Paul Thomas, A. Franco, M. Gage   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sperm Competition, Sperm Numbers and Sperm Quality in Muroid Rodents

PLoS ONE, 2011
Sperm competition favors increases in relative testes mass and production efficiency, and changes in sperm phenotype that result in faster swimming speeds. However, little is known about its effects on traits that contribute to determine the quality of a whole ejaculate (i.e., proportion of motile, viable, morphologically normal and acrosome intact ...
Laura Gómez Montoto, Concepción Magaña, Maximiliano Tourmente, Juan Martín-Coello, Cristina Crespo, Juan José Luque-Larena, Montserrat Gomendio, Eduardo R S Roldan   +7 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Cell Calcification Models and Their Implications for Medicine and Biomaterial Research

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Calcification, is the process by which the tissues containing minerals are formed, occurring during normal physiological processes, or in pathological conditions. Here, it is aimed to give a comprehensive overview of the range of cell models available, and the approaches taken by these models, highlighting when and how methodological divergences arise,
Luke Hunter, Caterina Vanelli Coralli, Robert Dzhanaev, Aaron Morgan, Willi Jahnen‐Dechent, Sergio Bertazzo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source