A preliminary study of reactive oxygen species activity within motile Boer buck sperm using confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM)

Fatimah IS 1 , Iswadi IM , Khairul O , Nurhazilah M , Fadzilah MS , Padzil AR Show all authors , Srijit D , Mazni OA

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  • 1 Department of Physiology, Fac. Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur
Clin Ter, 2010;161(2):125-8.
PMID: 20499025

Abstract

There is an association between reactive oxygen species (ROS) and DNA damage to sperm. Researchers believe that ROS is always present at the sperm's head. The variation of ROS concentration within the area has an impact on the integrity of the DNA.

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