The relationship between sperm nuclear DNA fragmentation, mitochondrial DNA fragmentation, and copy number in normal and abnormal human ejaculates

ConclusionHigh-quality ejaculates show lower nuclear SDF and retain less mtDNA copies, with approximately half of them fragmented, so that the absolute number of non-fragmented mtDNA molecules per spermatozoon is extremely low.

Source: Andrology - October 3, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ana T ímermans, Fátima Otero, Manuel Garrido, Jaime Gosálvez, Stephen Johnston, José Luis Fernández Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research