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Effects of paternal exposure to cigarette smoke on sperm DNA methylation and long-term metabolic syndrome in offspring
21 Jan 2022
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although paternal exposure to cigarette smoke may contribute to obesity and metabolic syndrome in offspring, the underlying mechanisms remain uncertain. METHODS: In the present study, we analyzed the sperm DNA-methylation profiles in tobacco-smoking normozoospermic (SN) men, non-tobacco-smoking normozoospermic (N) men, and non-smoking oligoasthenozoospermic (OA) men. Using a mouse model, we also...
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