Reproduction Abstracts

Introduction: This project aims to investigate the nature of cryo-induced DNA damage in the spermatozoa of the model species Xenopus tropicalis. We have turned to Xenopus as a tool to achieve this because the genome is available and we aim to identify specific genomic regions that are most affected during sperm cryopreservation.Materials and methods: The sperm chromatin dispersion (SCD) test was used to show DNA damage and the potent DN...