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SUBMITTER: Xu CS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6555458 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xu Chun-Shuang CS Zhou Yi Y Jiang Zhou Z Wang Li-E LE Huang Jiao-Jiao JJ Zhang Tian-Yu TY Zhao Yong Y Shen Wei W Zou Shu-Hua SH Zang Li-Li LL
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Gibberellin, a plant growth regulator, is widely used to increase the shelf life and quality of fruits and vegetables. In this study, human semen samples were exposed to different concentrations of gibberellin, which reduced spermatozoa motility <i>in vitro</i>. Gibberellin exposure also increased levels of reactive oxygen species and the protein levels of apoptosis markers in human sperm. Gibberellin inhibited the activity of Na<sup>+</sup>/K<sup>+</sup>-adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) and Ca ...[more]