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Elevated aminopeptidase N affects sperm motility and early embryo development
Aminopeptidase N (APN) is a naturally occurring ectopeptidase present in mammalian semen. Previous studies have demonstrated that APN adversely affects male fertility through the alteration of sperm motility. This enzyme constitutes 0.5 to 1% of the seminal plasma proteins, which can be transferred...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5578674/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28859152 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184294 |