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Vitamin B12 and folic acid are indispensable coenzymes for a proper DNA synthesis during cellular mitosis. Tissues with a high metabolic index, e.g. testicular tissue, are more sensitive to a possible deficit of these coenzymes. Some pathologic conditions and longterm treatments with certain drugs can modify the levels or the tissue utilization of vitamin B12 and folic acid.
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Brassesco, M., Oliver, A., Moreno, R., Morer, F., Villa, R. (1984). Levels of vitamin B12 and folic acid in seminal plasma from subjects with normal semen analysis and patients with idiopathic oligoasthenozoospermia. In: Thompson, W., Harrison, R.F., Bonnar, J. (eds) The Male Factor in Human Infertility Diagnosis and Treatment. Studies in Fertility and Sterility, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4898-3_13
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