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Sperm competition selects for sperm quantity and quality in the Australian Maluridae.

PLoS ONE, 2011
When ejaculates from rival males compete for fertilization, there is strong selection for sperm traits that enhance fertilization success. Sperm quantity is one such trait, and numerous studies have demonstrated a positive association between sperm ...
Melissah Rowe, Stephen Pruett-Jones
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Postcopulatory sexual selection [PDF]

, 2002
The female reproductive tract is where competition between the sperm of different males takes place, aided and abetted by the female herself. Intense postcopulatory sexual selection fosters inter-sexual conflict and drives rapid evolutionary change to ...
A Civetta, A Singson, A Singson, AB Carvalho, AJ Bateman, AK Chippindale, AK Chippindale, AP Møller, AP Møller, B Hellriegel, B Holland, B Kempenaers, BC Sheldon, BC Sheldon, BT Preston, C Darwin, CW LaMunyon, D Carré, D Childress, D Haig, D Hosken, D Pfaff, D Vacquier, D Yamamoto, DA Roff, DB Lank, DC Presgraves, DC Shakes, DJ Begun, DJ Hosken, DM Rand, DW Coltman, E Ottaviano, E Ruiz-Pesini, EC Metz, ED Ketterson, EH Nicholls, EJA Cunningham, FD Karim, FM Hunter, FM Hunter, G Arnqvist, G Arnqvist, GA Parker, GA Parker, GA Parker, GA Parker, GA Parker, GA Parker, H Montell, HDM Moore, IM Matthews, J Nance, JB Wolf, JDD Bishop, JHJ Van der Werf, JK Waage, JM Cheverud, JM Martin-Villa, JS Takahashi, JV Briskie, JV Briskie, K Uchida, KA Hughes, L Andersson, L Delph, L Keller, LD Hurst, LW Simmons, LW Simmons, M Andersson, M Edvardsson, M Lynch, M Ridley, MK Dahle, N Wilson, P David, P Jivoff, P Stockely, P Stockley, P Ward, P Ward, PA Cook, PS Chen, R Lande, R Thornhill, RD Catalano, RL Smith, RL Smith, RL Trivers, RR Baker, RR Snook, RR Snook, RR Warner, S Gavrilets, S Palumbi, S Pitnick, S Pitnick, S Pitnick, S Stearns, SA Frank, SM Shuster, SM Shuster, SW L' Hernault, T Chapman, T Chapman, T Chapman, T Pizzari, T Pizzari, T Prout, T Prout, T Tregenza, T Tregenza, TFC Mackay, TH Clutton-Brock, TM Panhuis, TR Birkhead, TR Birkhead, TR Birkhead, TR Birkhead, TR Birkhead, TR Birkhead, TR Halliday, UW Huck, W Swanson, WG Eberhard, WJ Swanson, WJ Swanson, WJ Swanson, WJ Swanson, WR Rice, WR Rice, WR Rice   +132 more
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Small Nucleolar RNA Snord17 Promotes Self‐Renewal of Intestinal Stem Cells through Yy2 mRNA Export and Tead4 Activation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Snord17, through interaction with Thoc3, promotes nuclear export and translation of Yy2 mRNA in Snord17+/+ ISCs. The Yy2 protein subsequently binds the Tead4 promoter to promote its transcription, activating Hippo signaling, which is essential for ISC maintenance.
Peikang Zhang, Yuwei Xu, Yufei Lan, Zhen Xiong, Zhibin Yi, Runyuan Wu, Cunzhen Li, Ying Du, Hui Guo, Yingchi Yang, Zusen Fan   +10 more
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Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and hexachlorobenzene, semen quality and testicular cancer risk [PDF]

, 2015
PURPOSE: We carried out a case-control study to investigate the possible role of occupational and environmental exposure to endocrine disruptors in the onset of testicular cancer (TC). METHODS: We evaluated 125 TC patients and 103 controls.
CATTARUZZA, Maria Sofia, F. Giannandrea, GANDINI, Loredana, LENZI, Andrea, LOMBARDO, Francesco, M. Gallo, PAOLI, Donatella, R. Turci   +7 more
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Microcystin‐LR Triggers Renal Tubular Ferroptosis Through Epigenetic Repression of GPX4: Implications for Environmental Nephrotoxicity

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
MC‐LR stabilizes DNMT1/3a by blocking their ubiquitin‐mediated degradation, leading to Gpx4 promoter hypermethylation and E2F4/NCoR‐associated transcriptional repression, which drives renal tubular ferroptosis in mice. Pharmacological inhibition of DNA methylation (SGI‐1027) or ferroptosis (Fer‐1) disrupts this DNMT‐GPX4 axis, thereby alleviating MC‐LR‐
Shaoru Zhang, Qi Gao, Yi Peng, Huan Zhang, Qi Shen, Meihong Guo, Yuqing Gong, Lei Chu, Weidong Wu, Yanting Wen, Wangsen Cao, Yong Wang, Lihui Wang   +12 more
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IGF‐1 Deficiency Serves as an Integrated Biomarker Pathogenic Driver and Predictor in Poor Ovarian Response

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
IGF‐1 deficiency underlies poor ovarian response (POR), as reduced levels in follicular fluid and granulosa cells impair antral follicle formation and compromise reproductive outcomes. Including IGF‐1 as a biomarker significantly enhances the accuracy of models predicting both PORrisk and pregnancy success.
Zhu Hu, Yuanyuan Yu, Guanyou Huang, Jinnan Li, Chao Yang, Aizhuan Long, Jia Tang, Tengxiang Chen, Shuyun Zhao, Tuo Zhang   +9 more
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In vitro application of Ceratonia siliqua improved sperm parameters and chromatin quality after vitrifacation in normozoospermic aged men

Middle East Fertility Society Journal, 2019
Background Vitrification is the main technique in the assisted reproductive technique (ART) labs. Sperm vitrification exposes sperm to damage. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the in vitro effect of Ceratonia siliqua (C.
Azita Faramarzi, Farank Aghaz, Mitra Bakhtiari, Mozafar Khazaei   +3 more
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Decline in human sperm counts during the past 50 years? [PDF]

, 2005
There is widespread concern that environmental pollutants acting as xenoestrogens may affect human fertility adversely. Whether this has already made an impact on human fertility worldwide remains debatable at the present stage.
Jayachandra, Srinivasa, Pinto, Maxim, Souza, Urban JAD   +2 more
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Boar management and semen handling factors affect the quality of boar extended semen [PDF]

, 2017
Artificial insemination (AI) is the preferred method for reproduction in the majority of the intensive pig production systems Worldwide. To this end, fresh extended ready-to-use semen doses are either purchased from AI-centres or produced by boars kept ...
Arsenakis, Ioannis, Lopez Rodriguez, Alfonso, Maes, Dominiek, Van Soom, Ann   +3 more
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Targeting the CMKLR1‐Mediated Signaling Rebalances Immunometabolism State in Middle‐Age Testicular Macrophages

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In middle age, testicular CMKLR1⁺ macrophages exhibited a pro‐inflammatory immunometabolic profile, mediated by adipose signals associated with high BMI. However, inhibition of CMKLR1 signaling, either through Cmklr1 genetic ablation or treatment with a CMKLR1 antagonist peptide, can reverse this phenotype.
Zhendong Zhu, Feifei Du, Yang Liu, Jinchunzi Yang, Lei Ge, Tianxia Xiao, Mengxia Li, Jie Chen, Jia Tang, Yali Yang, Jian V. Zhang   +10 more
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