体重指数对精液质量,精子染色素完整性和精子DNA甲基化的影响

Miluse Vozdova1, Svatava Kubickova1, Vera Kopecka1

  • 1Department of Genetics and Reproductive Biotechnologies, Central European Institute of Technology, Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic.

概括

肥胖影响男性生育能力,因为它改变了EPHA8和ANKRD11.11等基因中的精子DNA甲基化. 体重指数增加与精子运动率降低和DNA完整性损害有关,可能会影响后代的发育.

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