Human spermatozoa : maturation, capacitation and abnormalities /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lejeune, Thomas, Delvaux, Pascal
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Biomedical Books, [2010]
Series:Human reproductive system--anatomy, roles, and disorders series.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Sperm nuclear maturation : a basic and clinical approach
  • Sperm capacitation : physiology, molecular mechanisms, and relevance for fertilization
  • Role of the human sperm proteasome during capacitation and the acrosome reaction : interaction with protein kinases and phosphatases
  • Development and maturation of human germ cells and disorders of those processes in childhood
  • Family planning, male contraception and reproductive health
  • Effects of the seminal plasma proteins semenogelin (SEMG)/seminal vesicle secretion 2 (SVS2) on sperm fertility
  • Gene therapy for male infertility; potential and limitation
  • Capacitation and acrosome reaction
  • Impaired function of the spermatozoa : links with mycoplasmal and chlamydial infections
  • Clinic management of men with macrocephalic sperm head syndrome
  • Mitochondria and spermatozoa
  • Recent insights into spermatozoa development and ultrastructure in the eucestoda
  • The use of pentoxifylline for triggering the movement of testicular sperm before their use in intracytoplasmic sperm injection in men with azoospermia
  • Sperm-induced oocyte activation
  • DNA integrity and mRNA expression profile as indicators of sperm quality and assisted reproduction outcome
  • Concern about the possible seminal quality decline in world male population
  • Sperm in seropositive males for HIV or HCV
  • The heterochromatic component of the human Y chromosome : a genetic wasteland or something more? : suggestions from the fruitfly
  • Maintenance of the cryopreserved sperm in the fertility clinic is a risky task : a precautionary note for the clinics
  • Integrins in human spermatozoa : their role in the fertilization process
  • Heavy metal contaminants and male reproductive health
  • Interactions between visible light and sperm cells
  • Energy consumption in semen due to protein glycosylation in poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus
  • Spermatozoa in zero gravity space : a new concern
  • Estrogen usage in gay : effect on spermatozoa?