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Beyond IUI, IVF and ICSI - eshre

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Nuclear vacuoles <strong>and</strong> sperm competence<br />

• DNA Integrity<br />

• Mitochondrial function<br />

• Chromosomal aberrations<br />

What Are Sperm Vacuoles?<br />

Nuclear vacuoles are irregular entities in the condensed<br />

chromatin <strong>and</strong> are not limited by a membrane<br />

Vacuoles occur commonly in human sperm nuclei but<br />

are generally observable only with TEM<br />

Palermo et al., 2011<br />

Are sperm vacuoles responsible<br />

for DNA damage?<br />

6600x<br />

SCD TUNEL<br />

Palermo FISH et al., 2011<br />

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