Function and structure of cilia in the fallopian tube of an infertile woman with Kartagener's syndrome

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In Kartagener's syndrome (KS), primary defects of the ciliary axoneme cause dyskinetic ciliary motion. Because ciliary motion is an important factor in normal ovum transport, ciliary dyskinesia may cause infertility. On the other hand, the existence of some ciliary activity, albeit abnormal, may account for fertility in some women with KS. In this case study, an infertile woman diagnosed with KS had normal...

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