Male Germ Cell Telomeres and Chemical Pollutants

In recent decades, male infertility has been correlated with the shortening of sperm telomeres. Telomeres regulate the reproductive lifespan by mediating the synapsis and homologous recombination of chromosomes during gametogenesis. They are composed of thousands of hexanucleotide DNA repeats (TTAGG...

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Main Authors: Gabriella Chieffi Baccari, Giuseppe Iurato, Alessandra Santillo, Brian Dale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Biomolecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/13/5/745