title: Deoxyribonuclease activity in human sperm.
abstract: A previous failure to detect DNase activity in human sperm sonicates was ascribed to an inadequate amount of sperm used. In the present work aliquots contained more sperm (1.5-2.5/10(6)), permitting the detection of enzyme activity. The latter was significantly higher in spermatozoa of oligozoospermic origin compared with activity in normospermic specimens.
mesh_terms: D003851:Deoxyribonucleases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000201:enzymology; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D003851:Deoxyribonucleases