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The significance of sperm nuclear DNA strand breaks on reproductive outcome
3 May 2005
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: A growing body of evidence indicates that ejaculated spermatozoa from men being treated with intracytoplasmic sperm injection contain nuclear abnormalities. Many of these nuclear anomalies manifest themselves as breaks in the sperm nuclear DNA. This review examines the mechanisms involved in generating DNA strand breaks during spermatogenesis in the human, the main techniques used to assess the...
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