An ultrastructural and immunocytochemical study of a rare genetic sperm tail defect that causes infertility in humans

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 463-468

  Baccetti, Baccio ^a,b   Bruni, Emanuele ^a,b   Gambera, Laura ^a,b   Moretti, Elena ^a,b   Piomboni, Paola ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

electron microscopy; fibrous sheath; Genetic infertility; human spermatogenesis; immunocytochemistry

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BETA TUBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; ASTHENOSPERMIA; AXONEME; CASE REPORT; CELL POPULATION; CYTOPLASM; DISEASE SEVERITY; EJACULATION; FLAGELLUM; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH CENTER; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; ITALY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRION; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATID; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; STAINING; TESTIS BIOPSY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SPERM TAIL; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 4143116656     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.12.049     Document Type: Article

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