Oxidative origin of sperm DNA fragmentation in the adult varicocele

ABSTRACT Purpose: Sperm DNA fragmentation is a major cellular mechanism underlying varicocele-related male infertility. However, the type of DNA fragmentation - whether oxidative or of another nature - remains unknown. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate single- and double-stranded sperm DN...

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Main Authors: Jessica Timóteo Jeremias, Larissa Berloffa Belardin, Fatima Kazue Okada, Mariana P. Antoniassi, Renato Fraietta, Ricardo Pimenta Bertolla, Paula Intasqui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2021-02-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382021000200275&tlng=en