Open AccessCytoplasmic droplets are normal structures of human sperm but are not well preserved by routine procedures for assessing sperm morphology
Author(s) -
Trevor G. Cooper,
ChingHei Yeung,
Sabina Fetic,
Aligholi Sobhani,
Eberhard Nieschlag
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deh410
Subject(s) - sperm , cytoplasm , biology , andrology , vesicle , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biochemistry , membrane
There is a discrepancy between the use of terminology employed by clinicians and basic scientists concerning the cytoplasmic droplets of sperm. Most clinicians consider their presence on sperm to be indicative of abnormal sperm, whereas basic scientists consider them to be attributes of normal sperm.
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