Sperm structure and its relevance to infertility. An electron microscopic study.
In this article, I review the submicroscopic organization of the human spermatozoon, the functional role of its individual organelles in motility, penetrating ability, and fusogenic and fertilizing competence, and its pathology as a cause of male infertility.
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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance 90509.
D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D015388:Organelles / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013075:Sperm Capacitation / Q000502:physiology; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000502:physiology; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*