Red Light Irradiation of Human Spermatozoa Increases Motility without Significant DNA Damage

Red light has been shown to increase sperm swimming speeds, but there is little characterization of its effect on DNA or swimming force. In this study 633nm laser light irradiation did not induce significant levels of oxidative DNA damage. OCIS codes: (000.1430) Biology and medicine, (350.4855) Optical tweezers or optical manipulation

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