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Sperm Functional Assessment

Sperm Functional Assessment is a methodological framework within reproductive biology that evaluates the physiological and biochemical capacities of spermatozoa essential for fertilization, distinguishing it from basic semen analysis by focusing on functional competencies such as motility dynamics, capacitation status, acrosome integrity, and sperm-oocyte interaction potential.

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Development of an assay to assess the functional integrity of the human sperm membrane and its relationship to other semen characteristics

Rajasingam S. Jeyendran, H.H. van der Ven, M. Perez‐Pelaez et al. · Reproduction · 1984 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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In vitro production of functional sperm in cultured neonatal mouse testes

Takuya Sato, Kumiko Katagiri, Ayako Gohbara et al. · Nature · 2011 · 734 citations

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Use of fluorescent probes to assess membrane integrity in mammalian spermatozoa

R. A. Harrison, S. E. Vickers · Reproduction · 1990 · 623 citations · Full text

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Relationship between iron-catalysed lipid peroxidation potential and human sperm function

R. John Aitken, Diana Harkiss, D. Buckingham · Reproduction · 1993 · 337 citations · Full text

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Effects of phosphodiesterase inhibitors and cyclic nucleotides on sperm respiration and motility

Henry A. Lardy, David L. Garbers, W. David Lust et al. · Biochemistry · 1971 · 272 citations

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  1. RJ
    R. John Aitken

    University of Newcastle Australia, Australia

    13 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. WE
    W. Eggert‐Kruse

    Heidelberg University, Germany

    7 publications · 242 citations

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  3. SS
    Stefan S. du Plessis

    Stellenbosch University, South Africa

    4 publications · 417 citations

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  4. JR
    João Ramalho‐Santos

    University of Coimbra, Portugal

    4 publications · 239 citations

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  5. SS
    Sellappan Selvaraju

    National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, India

    4 publications · 191 citations

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Institutions

415

  1. MRC Centre for Reproductive Health

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    25 publications

    2.5K citations

  2. Universidad de Murcia

    Murcia, Spain

    7 h-index

    27 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. Stellenbosch University

    Stellenbosch, South Africa

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    943 citations

  4. Heidelberg University

    Heidelberg, Germany

    7 h-index

    24 publications

    921 citations

  5. University of the Western Cape

    Cape Town, South Africa

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    398 citations

  6. University Hospital Heidelberg

    Heidelberg, Germany

    6 h-index

    21 publications

    872 citations

  7. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

    Córdoba, Argentina

    6 h-index

    20 publications

    644 citations

  8. National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology

    Bengaluru, India

    5 h-index

    27 publications

    1.2K citations

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  1. Human Reproduction

    24 publications · 1K citations

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  2. Andrologia

    24 publications · 868 citations

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  3. International Journal of Andrology

    15 publications · 692 citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 20 publications · 734 citations

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  5. Asian Journal of Andrology

    AJA · 12 publications · 537 citations

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