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Title: Trans-fatty acid levels in sperm are associated with sperm concentration among men from an infertility clinic.

Authors: Chavarro, Jorge E; Furtado, Jeremy; Toth, Thomas L; Ford, Jennifer; Keller, Myra; Campos, Hannia; Hauser, Russ

Published In Fertil Steril, (2011 Apr)

Abstract: We measured the sperm fatty acid composition using gas chromatography in anonymized semen samples of 33 men undergoing infertility evaluation at an academic medical center. Trans-fatty acids were present in human sperm and were related inversely to sperm concentration (r = -0.44).

PubMed ID: 21071027 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: No MeSH terms associated with this publication

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