Cigarette smoking is associated with abnormal histone-to-protamine transition in human sperm.

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Abstract

To investigate the association between smoking, semen quality, and the histone-to-protamine transition ratio in mature sperm.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Fertil. Steril.

Title: Fertility and sterility

ISSN (Electronic): 1556-5653

ISSN (Print): 0015-0282

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2014

Volume: 101

Issue: 1

Affiliations

[1 ] Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou; Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.

[2 ] Institute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou; Department of Biochemistry, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.

[3 ] Institute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou.

[4 ] Institute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou; Department of Biochemistry, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: hzhaof@mail.sysu.edu.cn.