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Male sperm storage impairs sperm quality in the zebrafish [PDF]
Variation in sperm traits is widely documented both at inter- and intraspecific level. However, sperm traits vary also between ejaculates of the same male, due for example, to fluctuations in female availability.
Silvia Cattelan, Clelia Gasparini
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Sperm Quality Assessment in Honey Bee Drones [PDF]
The quality of honey bee drone semen is relevant in different contexts, ranging from colony productivity to pathology, toxicology and biodiversity preservation.
Jesús L. Yániz +2 more
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Outdoor air pollution and sperm quality [PDF]
Exposure to air pollution has been clearly associated with a range of adverse health effects, including reproductive toxicity, but its effects on male semen quality are still unclear. We performed a systematic review (up to June 2016) to assess the impact of air pollutants on sperm quality.
Rafael Lafuente Varea +2 more
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EDITOR, - It has been suggested that environmental factors, possibly acting in fetal and early neonatal life, may be having long term adverse effects on the male reproductive system,1 and that this is leading to an observed deterioration in semen quality2 together with an increase in the incidence of congenital malformations of the male reproductive ...
Keiding, N. +3 more
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IMSI—Guidelines for Sperm Quality Assessment [PDF]
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is a widely used and accepted treatment of choice for oocyte fertilization. However, the quality of sperm selection depends on the accurate visualization of the morphology, which can be achieved with a high image resolution.
Krzysztof Lukaszuk +8 more
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Mitochondria functionality and sperm quality [PDF]
Although mitochondria are best known for being the eukaryotic cell powerhouses, these organelles participate in various cellular functions besides ATP production, such as calcium homoeostasis, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), the intrinsic apoptotic pathway and steroid hormone biosynthesis. The aim of this review was to discuss the putative
Amaral, Alexandra +3 more
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Physical activity and sperm quality: influence in sperm donors
Abstract Purpose To ascertain whether physical activity (PA) is associated with better sperm quality in sperm donors. Methods A prospective case–control study was designed in an IVF center setting. A total of 207 sperm donation candidates from a relatively small geographical
Roberto Matorras +8 more
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Molecular markers of sperm quality [PDF]
Light microscopic semen evaluation provides useful information about a given sperm sample, but due to its subjective nature has limited prognostic value for the reproductive performance of males or the outcome of assisted fertilization. Cryptic sperm abnormalities (occurring at the molecular level) are not easily detectable by light microscopy, but can
P, Sutovsky, K, Lovercamp
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Effects of sperm processing techniques on IVF pregnancy rates: a mini-review
Many factors associated with assisted reproductive technologies significantly influence the success of pregnancy after in vitro fertilization (IVF) either directly or indirectly.
Cong Zhao, Lanming Sun, Pin Zhao
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Background and Aims: The recovery of sperm by assisted reproductive technology (ART) results in significant DNA damage. Elevated levels of DNA damage in sperm have been linked to poor-quality embryos and increased pregnancy loss after ART.
Macarena Gonzalez +4 more
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