Notulae seminologicae. 2. The 'short tail' and 'stump' defect in human spermatozoa

B Baccetti; A G Burrini; S Capitani; G Collodel; E Moretti; P Piomboni; T Renieri

Notulae seminologicae. 2. The 'short tail' and 'stump' defect in human spermatozoa

Andrologia. 1993 Nov-Dec;25(6):331-5.

Authors

B Baccetti¹, A G Burrini, S Capitani, G Collodel, E Moretti, P Piomboni, T Renieri

Affiliation

¹ Institute of General Biology of the University, Siena, Italy.

PMID: 8279704

Abstract

In this note several cases of stunted tails involving the total sperm population in sterile humans are described. Half of the cases are classified as 'short tailed' spermatozoa, the other half as 'stump defect' previously described in bulls. Both defects are referred in details at electron microscopical level.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acrosome / physiology
Adult
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Humans
Infertility, Male / pathology*
Male
Microscopy, Electron
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Mitochondria / ultrastructure
Sperm Tail / pathology*
Spermatozoa / abnormalities*
Spermatozoa / ultrastructure
Staphylococcal Infections / complications
Staphylococcus epidermidis