Oxidative profile and protease regulator potential to predict sperm functionality in donkey (Equus asinus)

Abstract Seminal plasma (SP) of donkey stallions was evaluated using various oxidative stress parameters as well as protease and protease inhibitor activities. SP was obtained by nine donkey stallions. In addition, one donkey stallion with non-obstructive azoospermia was enrolled in this study. Free...

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Main Authors: Stefano Cecchini Gualandi, Brunella Giangaspero, Tommaso Di Palma, Giuseppe Macchia, Augusto Carluccio, Raffaele Boni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99972-9