A case of severe asthenozoospermia: A novel sperm tail defect of possible genetic origin identified by electron microscopy and immunocytochemistry

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 289.e11-289.e16

  Collodel, Giulia ^a   Federico, Maria Grazia ^a   Pascarelli, Nicola Antonio ^a   Geminiani, Michela ^a   Renieri, Tommaso ^a   Moretti, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abnormally elongated tails; asthenozoospermia; coiled tails; FISH; SEM; TEM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 16; CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME 9; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FAMILY HISTORY; FLAGELLUM; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 78650414317     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.05.029     Document Type: Article

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