Spermatozoa are highly vulnerable to oxidative attack because they lack significant
antioxidant protection due to the limited volume and restricted distribution of cytoplasmic …

BACKGROUND Spermatogenesis generates a small and highly specialised type of cell that
is apparently incapable of transcription and translation. For many years, this dogma was …

Individuals who smoke generally do so with the knowledge of potential consequences to
their own health. What is rarely considered are the effects of smoking on their future children …

Despite the association between tobacco use and the harmful effects on general health as
well as male fertility parameters, smoking remains globally prevalent. The main content of …

It is now well established that mature spermatozoa harbour a rich and diverse profile of
small non-protein-coding regulatory RNAs (sRNAs). There is also growing appreciation that …

Offspring of persons exposed to childhood abuse are at higher risk of neurodevelopmental
and physical health disparities across the life course. Animal experiments have indicated …

Emerging research suggests that exposures occurring years before conception are
important determinants of the health of future offspring and subsequent generations …

Throughout our lives, epigenetic processes shape our development and enable us to adapt
to a constantly changing environment. Identifying and understanding environmentally …

Male fertility rates have shown a progressive decrease in both develo** and industrialised
countries in the past 50 years. Clinical and epidemiological studies have demonstrated …

Male fertility rates have shown a progressive decrease in recent decades. There is a
growing concern about the male reproductive dysfunction caused by environmental …