The ends of eukaryotic chromosomes contain specialized chromatin structures called
telomeres, the length of which plays a key role in early human embryonic development …

Previous studies have shown that both density gradient centrifugation (DGC) and swim up
(SU) procedures can select spermatozoa with longer telomeres for assisted reproduction …

Background Strong evidence has suggested an important role of telomeres in meiosis,
fertilization, and embryo development. Purpose To determine if sperm telomere length (STL) …

Several studies have associated telomere shortening with alterations in reproductive
function. The objective of the present study was to determine telomere length (TL) in …

Purpose The effect of age on telomere length heterogeneity in men has not been studied
previously. Our aims were to determine the relationship between variation in sperm telomere …

ABSTRACT STUDY QUESTION Can differences in DNA isolation alter assessment of sperm
telomere length (spTL) and do they account for conflicting results in the literature on spTL …

Over the last decades, selection in cattle has mainly been based on milk production rather
than on reproductive efficiency. While, when applied, focus on reproduction has involved …

Background Telomeres are essential for the integrity of chromosome ends during cell
division and their involvement in different processes linked to aging has been established …

Telomeres, noncoding and repetitive DNA sequences play a significant function in
chromatin integrity. Telomere length is age‐dependent in somatic cells, while it increases in …

Infertility is a problem affecting an increasing number of couples worldwide. Currently,
marker tests for male factor infertility are complex, highly technical and relatively subjective …