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Rapid rates of sperm DNA damage after activation in tench ( <i>Tinca tinca</i> : Teleostei, Cyprinidae) measured using a sperm chromatin dispersion test
3 Jun 2009
Abstract excerpt
Spermatozoal haplotypic DNA is prone to damage, leading to male fertility problems. So far, the assessment of sperm DNA breakage has been challenging because protamines render the nuclear chromatin highly compacted. Here, we report the application of a new test to quantify DNA fragmentation in spermatozoa of an externally fertilizing teleost fish. The sperm chromatin dispersion (SCD) test uses a species-specific...
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