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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-04-01
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Series: | Biomolecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/13/5/745 |