ISSN:
0148-7280
Keywords:
human spermatozoa
;
male infertility
;
decapitated
;
decaudated
;
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
The “decapitated sperm” defect, found in both of two sterile brothers, may be assumed to have a genetic origin. The present material suggests that the term “decapitated spermatozoa” is not exact, because detached heads and tails were found in the brothers' ejaculate that could be regarded as “decapitated tails” and “decaudated heads.” The present report describes frequent, more or less advanced stages of detachment. Both heads and tails showed a normal structure in which only the postnuclear region was deficient, lacking basal plate and implantation fossa. A break at a different level of the midpiece, and therefore three kinds of separation, were observed. The defect, according to the present research, must originate in the testicular region, whereas the detachment occurs in the epididymis.
Additional Material:
16 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrd.1120230205
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