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Notulae seminologicae. 2. The ‘short tail’ and ‘stump’ defect in human spermatozoa
Author(s) -
Baccetti B.,
Burrini A. G.,
Capitani S.,
Collodel G.,
Moretti E.,
Piomboni P.,
Renieri T.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1439-0272
pISSN - 0303-4569
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1993.tb02736.x
Subject(s) - sperm , andrology , semen , biology , population , anatomy , medicine , environmental health
Summary. In this note several cases of stunted tails involving the total sperm population in sterile humans are described. Half of the cases are classified as ‘short tailed’ spermatozoa, the other half as ‘stump defect’ previously described in bulls. Both defects are referred in details at electron microscopical level.