An intracellular, non-oxidative factor activates in vitro chromatin fragmentation in pig sperm
Abstract Background In vitro incubation of epididymal and vas deferens sperm with Mn2+ induces Sperm Chromatin Fragmentation (SCF), a mechanism that causes double-stranded breaks in toroid-linker regions (TLRs). Whether this mechanism, thought to require the participation of topoisomerases and/or DN...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-10-01
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Series: | Biological Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40659-023-00467-w |