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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2018
Universität Zu Köln, Cologne, DE;
Melanie von Brandenstein, Lindlar, DE;
Ali Tok, Hürth, DE;
Universität zu Köln, Cologne, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for determining the fertility of spermatozoa, said method comprising determining the total content of Vimentin variant 3 (Vim3) per spermatozoon and/or the spatial localization of the Vim3 in the spermatozoa, wherein a decreased amount of total content and/or decreased amount of (or even missing) accumulation of Vim3 in the mid piece of the spermatozoa indicates decreased fertility. Further, the present invention refers to a dipstick usable for this method. Moreover, the present invention relates to further methods and uses in the context of the present invention.
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