Journal of Experimental & Clinical Assisted Reproduction - Latest articlesThe latest articles from Journal of Experimental & Clinical Assisted Reproduction (ISSN 1743-1050) published by BioMed CentralPaternal effects on early embryogenesis- May 16, 2008 Historically, less attention has been paid to paternal effects on early embryogenesis than maternal effects. However, it is now apparent that certain male factor infertility phenotypes are associated with increased DNA fragmentation andor chromosome aneuploidies that may compromise early embryonic development. In addition, there is a growing body of evidence that the fertilizing sperm has more function than just carrying an intact, haploid genome. The paternally inherited centrosome is...http://www.jexpclinassistreprod.com/content/5/1/2 |