Fertility and Sterility
Volume 82, Issue 2 , Pages 463-468 , August 2004

An ultrastructural and immunocytochemical study of a rare genetic sperm tail defect that causes infertility in humans

  • Baccio Baccetti, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Section of Biology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
    • Regional Referral Center for Male Infertility, Azienda Ospedaliera Senese, Siena, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Baccio Baccetti, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Section of Biology, University of Siena, Via T. Pendola 62-53100, Siena, Italy (FAX: 39- 05-772-33509).
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  • Emanuele Bruni, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Section of Biology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
    • Regional Referral Center for Male Infertility, Azienda Ospedaliera Senese, Siena, Italy
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  • Laura Gambera, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Section of Biology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
    • Regional Referral Center for Male Infertility, Azienda Ospedaliera Senese, Siena, Italy
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  • Elena Moretti, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Section of Biology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
    • Regional Referral Center for Male Infertility, Azienda Ospedaliera Senese, Siena, Italy
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  • Paola Piomboni, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Section of Biology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
    • Regional Referral Center for Male Infertility, Azienda Ospedaliera Senese, Siena, Italy

Received 11 September 2003 ,Revised 15 December 2003 ,Accepted 15 December 2003.

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 Supported by a Piano di Ateneo per la Ricerca (PAR) grant, University of Siena and Azienda Ospedaliera Senese, Siena, Italy.

PII: S0015-0282(04)00866-0

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.12.049

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 82, Issue 2 , Pages 463-468 , August 2004