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Arginine metabolism: nitric oxide and beyond.
Arginine is one of the most versatile amino acids in animal cells, serving as a precursor for the synthesis not...
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Energy density, portion size, and eating occasions: contributions to increased energy intake in the United States, 1977-2006.
Background: Competing theories attempt to explain changes in total energy (TE) intake; however, a rigorous, comprehensive examination of these explanations...
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Clinical Application of Antioxidants to Improve Human Oocyte Mitochondrial Function: A Review.
Mitochondria produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP) while also generating high amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS) derived from oxygen metabolism. ROS...
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Mitochondria and Their Role in Human Reproduction.
Genetic defects of the mitochondrial genome can be especially devastating to patients; moreover, attention on human mitochondrial disorders has grown...
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Mitochondria, spermatogenesis, and male infertility - An update.
The incorporation of mitochondria in the eukaryotic cell is one of the most enigmatic events in the course of evolution....
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The zinc spark is an inorganic signature of human egg activation.
Egg activation refers to events required for transition of a gamete into an embryo, including establishment of the polyspermy block,...
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Association of Vitamin D and Reproductive Hormones With Semen Parameters in Infertile Men.
Background Hypovitaminosis D has been linked with poor semen parameters and endocrinological factors in male infertility. This study aimed to...
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Dietary habits and semen parameters: a systematic narrative review.
Semen quality and male fertility are declining worldwide. As it was observed that physiologic and pathologic processes of spermatogenesis can...
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Genes and Diet in the Prevention of Chronic Diseases in Future Generations.
Nutrition is a modifiable key factor that is able to interact with both the genome and epigenome to influence human...
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