Free radicals, mitochondria and male fertility – the invisible connection

Free radicals, mitochondria and male fertility – the invisible connection

Every day, our body produces billions of energy molecules—ATP—thanks to mitochondria. But this process goes hand in hand with the formation of so-called free radicals, or reactive oxygen species (ROS). They are like fire: in the right amount they warm and drive processes forward, but in excess they can burn everything in their path. In[…]