Human β-defensin 1 in follicular fluid and semen: impact on fertility.

Luisa ZupinVania PoleselloMonica MartinelliStefania LuppiElena GioloGabriella ZitoFederico RomanoLudovica SegatSergio CrovellaGiuseppe Ricci

Published in: Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics (2019)

Being aware of the relatively small sample size and medium power, our results possibly suggest that hBD-1 could influence oocyte and sperm quality, and could improve, when exogenously added, sperm motility.

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