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Sperm defects in primary ciliary dyskinesia and related causes of male infertility.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS - 1 Jun 2020
Sironen Anu, Shoemark Amelia, Patel Mitali, Loebinger Michael R, Mitchison Hannah M
Abstract excerpt
The core axoneme structure of both the motile cilium and sperm tail has the same ultrastructural 9 + 2 microtubular arrangement. Thus, it can be expected that genetic defects in motile cilia also have an effect on sperm tail formation. However, recent studies in human patients, animal models and model organisms have indicated that there are differences in components of specific structures within the cilia and...
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