Truncated SPAG9 as a novel candidate gene for a new syndrome: Coarse facial features, albinism, cataract and developmental delay (CACD syndrome) by Majid Alfadhel, Bashayr S. Alhubayshi, Muhammad Umair, Ahmed Alfaidi, Deemah Alwadaani, Essra Aloyouni, Safdar Abbas, Abdulkareem Al Abdulrahman, Mohammed Aldrees, Abeer Al Tuwaijri, Ruaa S. Alharithy, Abdulaziz Alajlan, Abdulrahman Alswaid, Saad Almohrij, Sultan Al-Khenaizan

“…Abstract Sperm-associated antigen 9 (SPAG9) is a member of cancer-testis antigen, having characteristics of a scaffold protein, which is involved in the c-Jun N-terminal kinase JNK signaling pathway, suggesting its key involvement in different physiological processes, such as survival, apoptosis, tumorigenesis, and cell proliferation. …”
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Spermatozoal Fractalkine Signaling Pathway Is Upregulated in Subclinical Varicocele Patients with Normal Seminogram and Low-Level Leucospermia by Salwa M. Abo El-khair, Mohammad A. Gaballah, Mamdouh M. Abdel-Gawad, Sherif Refaat M. Ismail, Ayman Z. Elsamanoudy

“…Fractalkine is produced in seminal plasma in small amounts and correlates with sperm motility. Purpose. To investigate the possible effect of low-level leucospermia on spermatozoa oxidative stress and sDNA fragmentation in patients with subclinical varicocele and apparently normal seminogram, and also to study the role of spermatozoal fractalkine and its receptor (CX3CR1) gene expression as a marker of spermatozoa inflammatory response. …”
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Production of all-triploid derived from gynogenetic homologous diploid crucian carp (♀) × diploid red crucian carp (♂) by Chongqing Wang, Yan Tang, Xiang Luo, Yuxin Zhang, Yue Zhou, Qingwen Xiao, Zhengkun Liu, Xinyi Deng, Xu Huang, Xidan Xu, Xiaowei Xu, Kun Zhang, Qinbo Qin, Shaojun Liu

“…The 3nRR males exhibited improper sperm development, whereas 3nRR females produced mature eggs by two years old. …”
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Antispermatogenic Activity of the Benzothiazoline Ligand and Corresponding Organoantimony(V) Derivative in Male Albino Rats

“…Significant decrease in sperm motility as well as in sperm density resulted in 100% sterility. …”
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Ciliary peristalsis flow of hydromagnetic Sutterby nanofluid through symmetric channel: Viscous dissipation in case of variable electrical conductivity by Sameh A. Hussein, Sameh E. Ahmed, Anas A.M. Arafa

“…For the sperm to have the best chance of reaching the egg, the ciliated walls of the uterine tube must be meticulously monitored. …”
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Platinum(II) Complexes with Tetradentate Schiff Bases as Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Detection of DNA Interaction by Differential Pulse Voltammetry by Lijun Li, Chao Tian, Cheng Wang, Guangyuan Wang, Lianzeng Wang, Jianlong Du

“…The interaction of these metal complexes with fish sperm single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) was studied electrochemically based on the oxidation signals of guanine and adenine. …”
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What Drives Embryo Development? Chromosomal Normality or Mitochondria? by A. Bayram, I. Elkhatib, A. Arnanz, A. Linan, F. Ruiz, B. Lawrenz, H. M. Fatemi

“…Postthaw, survived mature oocytes underwent fertilization by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number were done using next generation sequencing (NGS). …”
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Serum Ischemia Modified Albumin Levels in Infertile Couples Underwent in Vitro Fertilization by Fatma Beyazıt, Osman Balcı, Magdi Adam, Hasan İnal, Yeşim Bardakcı, Nafiye Yılmaz

“…In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a medical process by which an egg is fertilized by sperm outside the body with varible success rates. …”
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When to cryopreserve and when to let it go? A systematic review of priorities in wild animal cryobanking by James Edward Brereton, Sarah Louise Spooner, Susan L. Walker, Andrew Mooney, Philippe Wilson, Gabriela F. Mastromonaco, Elena Hunter, Samuel White

“…In terms of cell type, sperm featured most frequently in cryobanking literature, potentially due to its ease of use in animal breeding programmes. …”
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Use of Bayesian Inference to Correlate In Vitro Embryo Production and In Vivo Fertility in Zebu Bulls by Mateus José Sudano, André Maciel Crespilho, Claudia Barbosa Fernandes, Alicio Martins Junior, Frederico Ozanam Papa, Josemar Rodrigues, Rui Machado, Fernanda Da Cruz Landim-Alvarenga

“…Oocytes were matured and fertilized in vitro using sperm cells from three different Zebu bulls (V, T, and G). …”
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Comparison of chicoric acid, and its metabolites caffeic acid and caftaric acid: In vitro protection of biological macromolecules and inflammatory responses in BV2 microglial cells by Qian Liu, Fan Liu, Liling Zhang, Yajie Niu, Zhigang Liu, Xuebo Liu

“…Moreover, CA, CTA and CFA all exerted remarkable inhibition capacities on linoleic acid and soybean lecithin liposomes peroxidation in a dose-dependent manner, and restrained the oxidation of herring sperm DNA, as well as the breakage of pBR322 plasmid DNA. …”
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Development of hypertensive complications in oocyte donation pregnancy: protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis (DONOR IPD) by Saskia le Cessie, Marie-Louise van der Hoorn, Jan van Lith, Eileen Lashley, Kim van Bentem

“…Therefore, we will conduct the DONation of Oocytes in Reproduction individual participant data (DONOR IPD) meta-analysis to determine the risk for the development of hypertensive complications in OD pregnancy, in comparison to autologous oocyte pregnancy (non-donor IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and NC pregnancy). The DONOR IPD meta-analysis will provide an opportunity to adjust for confounders and perform subgroup analyses. …”
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Sp17 Protein Expression and Major Histocompatibility Class I and II Epitope Presentation in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma Patients by Kamel Ait-Tahar, Amanda P. Anderson, Martin Barnardo, Graham P. Collins, Chris S. R. Hatton, Alison H. Banham, Karen Pulford

“…Immunogenic cancer testis antigens (CTAs), with their widespread expression in many tumours but highly restricted normal tissue distribution, represent attractive immunotherapeutic targets that may improve treatment options for DLBCL and other malignancies. Sperm protein 17 (Sp17), a CTA reported to be immunogenic in ovarian cancer and myeloma patients, is expressed in DLBCL. …”
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Nb-FAR-1: A key developmental protein affects lipid droplet accumulation and cuticle formation in Nippostrongylus brasiliensis. by Wenmin Qi, Fei Shen, Chuyue Wang, Juan Wen, Xi Pan, Zhongying Zhao, Lihua Xiao, Yaoyu Feng, Dongjuan Yuan

“…Transcriptomic analysis showed that interference with Nb-far-1 expression induced downregulated expression of major sperm protein and serpin for reproduction, and collagen for epidermis formation in adults, most of which were relatively high expression in adults but low expression in L3s in the WT group. …”
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Proteomic analysis reveals the difference between the spermatozoa of young and old Sus scrofa by Shuhao Fan, Fan Xie, Qianqian Wang, Haibo Ye, Yali Tian, Yangguang Liu, Huibin Zhang, Xianrui Zheng, Zongjun Yin, Xiaodong Zhang

“…The molecular basis for comprehending the fecundity of boars in practical production lies in understanding the disparities in sperm proteins among boars of varying ages. In this investigation, spermatozoa from three one-year-old and three seven-year-old Wannan black pigs were individually chosen. …”
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Machine learning-enhanced SERS for accurate azoospermia diagnosis via seminal plasma exosome analysis by Jiarui Wang, Shiyan Jiang, Jiaxin Shi, Jing Wang, Shengrong Du, Zufang Huang

“…Male infertility affects 10–15% of couples globally, with azoospermia — complete absence of sperm — accounting for 15% of cases. Traditional diagnostic methods for azoospermia are subjective and variable. …”
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Establishment Methods and Application Evaluation of Animal Models in Reproductive Toxicology Research by HUANG Dongyan, WU Jianhui

“…Reproductive toxicology is a discipline that uses toxicological methods to study the mechanisms by which foreign substances interfere with the generation of eggs or sperm and their detrimental effects on offspring. …”
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Transcriptomic dynamics and cell-to-cell communication during the transition of prospermatogonia to spermatogonia revealed at single-cell resolution by Zhen He, Rong-Ge Yan, Qin-Bang Shang, Qi-En Yang

“…Abstract Background Spermatogonia are essential for the continual production of sperm and regeneration of the entire spermatogenic lineage after injury. …”
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Human Papilloma Virus Infection in Patients with Male Accessory Gland Infection: Usefulness of the Ultrasound Evaluation by Rosita A. Condorelli, Enzo Vicari, Laura M. Mongioi, Giorgio I. Russo, Giuseppe Morgia, Sandro La Vignera, Aldo E. Calogero

“…Finally, the seminal fluid concentration of CD45pos leukocytes (2.0 ± 0.2 versus 1.3 ± 0.3 versus 1.0 ± 0.3 mil/mL) was significantly higher and sperm progressive motility was significantly lower in these patients compared to other groups.…”
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Synchronous Bilateral Testicular Tumors with Different Histopathology by Ioannis Anastasiou, Dimitrios Deligiannis, Ioannis Katafigiotis, Ioannis Skarmoutsos, Georgios Karaolanis, Viktoria-Varvara Palla, Afrodite Nonni, Dionysios Mitropoulos, Constantinos A. Constantinides

“…Bilateral high orchiectomies were performed, without previous frozen storage of the sperm. Histology proved typical seminoma of the left testis and embryonal carcinoma of the right testis. …”
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