Acrosome reaction of spermatozoa with different morphology.
The acrosome reaction of human spermatozoa with different morphological disturbances was evaluated after application of the triple staining method. After triple staining, spermatozoa which display only a small or an undetectable acrosomal region in Papanicolaou-stained semen smears, turn out to be unable to perform an acrosome reaction, whereas merely post-acrosomally hyper-elongated spermatozoa show a normal ability for acrosome reaction.
Heywinkel
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Freundl
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Hofmann
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D000177:Acrosome / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013194:Staining and Labeling