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Cryopreservation and Thawing Is Associated with Varying Extent of Activation of Apoptotic Machinery in Subsets of Ejaculated Human Spermatozoa1
20 Oct 2004
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We investigated the impact of cryopreservation and thawing on levels of caspases-3, -8, and -9 activity, intact mitochondrial membrane potential (Deltapsim), and DNA fragmentation in human spermatozoa. Eleven pools of cryopreserved and eight pools of fresh semen samples were examined. Mature and immature fractions were separated on a two-layer density gradient (47% and 90%) and further subdivided based on the...
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