title: Biogenesis of the sperm head perinuclear theca during human spermiogenesis.
abstract: We analyzed the appearance and localization of the sub-acrosomal perinuclear theca (PT) during human spermiogenesis. The PT is tightly associated with acrosomal biogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudios en Ginecología y Reproducción (CEGyR), Buenos Aires, Argentina; Laboratory of Testicular Physiology and Pathology, Center for Research in Endocrinology, National Research Council (CONICET), Endocrinology Division, Buenos Aires Children's Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alvarez Sedó
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oko
authors.affiliation: Division of Animal Sciences and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sutovsky
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Testicular Physiology and Pathology, Center for Research in Endocrinology, National Research Council (CONICET), Endocrinology Division, Buenos Aires Children's Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chemes
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudios en Ginecología y Reproducción (CEGyR), Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: vrawe@cegyr.com.
authors.forename: Vanesa Y
authors.initials: VY
authors.lastname: Rawe
mesh_terms: D000177:Acrosome / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D053713:Azoospermia / Q000473:pathology; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D009024:Morphogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D013077:Sperm Head / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013091:Spermatogenesis / Q000502:physiology*