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Fertilizing ability of DNA-damaged spermatozoa
1 Nov 1999
Abstract excerpt
In order to investigate the fertilizing ability of DNA-damaged sperm, they were exposed to gamma radiation prior to insemination. The presence of DNA-strand breaks were detected by the TUNEL test. Fertilization rates of 64.3, 59.9, 58.5, and 61.1% were achieved when sperm were subjected to 5, 10, 50, and 100 GY, respectively. This rate was 53.2% in the control group with no significant difference (P > 0.01). The...
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