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. 2011 Apr;95(5):1794-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.10.039. Epub 2010 Nov 11.

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

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

Jorge E Chavarro et al. 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).

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