Male obesity is associated with sperm telomere shortening and aberrant mRNA expression of autophagy-related genes

Male obesity is associated with sperm telomere shortening and aberrant mRNA expression of autophagy-related genes

Abstract Background Obesity is regarded a global public health crisis. It has been implicated in a variety of health problems, but when it comes to male fertility, how and to what extent obesity affects it are poorly understood. Accordingly, semen samples from 32 individuals with obesity (body mass...

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Main Authors: Pourya Raee, Zahra Shams Mofarahe, Hamid Nazarian, Mohammad-Amin Abdollahifar, Mahsa Ghaffari Novin, Shahin Aghamiri, Marefat Ghaffari Novin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:Basic and Clinical Andrology
Subjects:
Obesity
Semen analysis
DNA fragmentation
Telomere
Autophagy
Reactive oxygen species
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12610-023-00188-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12610-023-00188-w

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