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In Vivo and In Vitro Impairment of Human and Ram Sperm Nuclear Chromatin Integrity by Sexually Transmitted Ureaplasma urealyticum Infection1
1 Oct 2000
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The incidence of Ureaplasma urealyticum infection in the semen of infertile men is variable (7%-42%). Evidence has accumulated through routine semen analysis to suggest that this infection can cause embryo loss without necessarily affecting sperm quality. The aim of this study was to specifically investigate the effects of U. urealyticum infection on sperm chromatin stability and DNA integrity, which are known to...
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