The Histone to Protamine Ratio in Human Spermatozoa: Comparative Study of Whole and Processed Semen

Overview

Journal Fertil Steril

Specialty Reproductive Medicine

Date 2006 Nov 4

PMID 17081539

Citations 8

Authors

Armand Zini

Maria San Gabriel

Xiaoyang Zhang

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Abstract

Sperm protamine deficiency has been demonstrated in some infertile men and may be an important determinant of sperm DNA integrity. We sought to examine and compare the sperm nuclear histone to protamine ratio in whole and processed semen samples from fertile and infertile men.

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