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SUBMITTER: Yoisungnern T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4459204 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yoisungnern Ton T Choi Yun-Jung YJ Han Jae Woong JW Kang Min-Hee MH Das Joydeep J Gurunathan Sangiliyandi S Kwon Deug-Nam DN Cho Ssang-Goo SG Park Chankyu C Chang Won Kyung WK Chang Byung-Soo BS Parnpai Rangsun R Kim Jin-Hoi JH
Scientific reports 20150608
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have many features that make them attractive as medical devices, especially in therapeutic agents and drug delivery systems. Here we have introduced AgNPs into mouse spermatozoa and then determined the cytotoxic effects of AgNPs on sperm function and subsequent embryo development. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy analyses showed that AgNPs could be internalized into sperm cells. Furthermore, exposure to AgNPs inhibited sperm viability ...[more]