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). The selection of human spermatozoa with better motility, a lower number of morphological abnormalities, and decreased levels of DNA fragmentation has been proven to be useful for improving fertilization, implantation, and ongoing pregnancy ( Lundin et
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characteristics have emerged as important markers of sperm quality, such as sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) ( Jin et al. 2015 , Chen et al. 2020 ) and the sperm zona-adhesion ability ( Hamada et al. 2012 , Ganeva et al. 2019 a ). Numerous studies have
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fluid oxidative stress was finally evaluated using the MiOXSYS. Sperm DNA fragmentation Sperm DNA fragmentation was measured using the In-Situ Cell Death Detection Kit (Roche) in 604 patients according to the manufacturer’s recommendations
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aging on increase DNA fragmentation was reported to be a contributing factor to the low success rate of assisted reproduction technology (ART) treatment in infertile couples ( Alvarez Sedó et al. 2017 ). Individuals should be counseled to start a
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calculated. Evaluation of nuclear DNA integrity The nuclear DNA fragmentation was evaluated using the alkaline comet assay (Comet) ( Blumer et al. 2008 , Intasqui et al. 2016 ). The samples were diluted in 0.75% low melting point agarose in Tris
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for MDA Khoubnasabjafari et al. (2015) DNA fragmentation TUNEL is a technique for identifying apoptotic DNA fragmentation that is frequently used to recognize and measure apoptotic cells or to find cells that have excessively
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slides were then visualized and imaged on an AXIOplan Imager 2 fluorescence microscope. The degree of DNA fragmentation was determined using Comet Assay IV software (Perceptive Instruments, Suffolk, UK) in which the relative fluorescence intensity of the
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, stimulating at the same time granulosa cell proliferation and reducing DNA fragmentation in such cells through the PI3K/Akt pathway. In this regard, it is worthy to mention that in a model of mouse gestational diabetes, the PMF formation in the ovaries of a