Sperm motility annotated genes: are they associated with impaired fecundity?
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INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive HF
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
TISSUE(S): Spermatocyte
SUBMITTER: 
Markus Räschle
LAB HEAD: Markus Räschle
PROVIDER: PXD033749 | Pride | 2023-07-20
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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Sperm Motility Annotated Genes: Are They Associated with Impaired Fecundity?
Abu-Halima Masood M Becker Lea Simone LS Al Smadi Mohammad A MA Abdul-Khaliq Hashim H Raeschle Markus M Meese Eckart E
Cells 20230425 9
Sperm motility is a prerequisite for achieving pregnancy, and alterations in sperm motility, along with sperm count and morphology, are commonly observed in subfertile men. The aim of the study was to determine whether the expression level of genes annotated with the Gene Ontology (GO) term 'sperm motility' differed in sperm collected from healthy men and men diagnosed with oligoasthenozoospermia. Reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR), quantitative mass spectrometry (LC-MS/M ...[more]
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