title: In vitro decondensation of the human spermatozoan nucleus and image analysis. Quantitative data on the kinetics of in vitro decondensation of the human spermatozoan nucleus.
abstract: The authors subjected 14 human sperm samples to decondensation in vitro. They analyzed the images of a total of 9,681 objects as a function of time of decondensation. The discussion bears on the heterogeneity of the process of chromatin decondensation in human spermatozoa, on the influence of the zinc/fructose ratio in the seminal fluid and on the role of the period during which the spermatozoa are left in contact with the fluid.
mesh_terms: D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002843:Chromatin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000378:metabolism; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D015032:Zinc