Seminal diagnostic A. Sebastianelli, L. Caponecchia Unit of Andrology and Physiopathology of Reproduction, Centre for Sterility in Couples and Cryopreservation of Gametes, "S. Maria Goretti" Hospital, ASL of Latina, Italy Journal of Andrological Sciences 2008;15(suppl 1):18-23
Current and future perspectives on intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a critical commentary Alex C Varghese, Eric Goldberg, Ashok Agarwal Molecular Research and Investigation Centre, Kolkata, India; DeCode Life Foundation, Kolkata, India; Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India; Reproductive Research Center, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute and Department of Obstetrics–Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio [...]
Expression of enkephalin-degrading enzymes in human semen and implications for sperm motility Subirán N, Agirregoitia E, Valdivia A, Ochoa C, Casis L, Irazusta J Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain OBJECTIVE: To investigate the presence of two enkephalin-degrading enzymes (aminopeptidase N [APN] and neutral endopeptidase 24.11 [...]
Expression and localization of δ, κ and µ opioid receptors in human spermatozoa and implications for sperm motility Ekaitz Agirregoitia, Asier Valdivia, Arkaitz Carracedo, Luis Casis, Javier Gil, Nerea Subiran, Carmen Ochoa and Jon Irazusta Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country, PO Box 699, Bilbao, 48080 Bizkaia, Spain [...]
Objective evaluation of the morphology of human epididymal sperm heads Soler C, Perez-Sanchez F, Schulze H, Bergmann M, Oberpenning F, Yeung C, Cooper TG Department of Animal Biology, University of Valencia, Spain; Institute of Reproductive Medicine of the University, Munster, Germany Spermatozoa were obtained from nine epididymal regions of six epididymides taken from five men [...]
Ureaplasma urealyticum reduces motility and induces membrane alterations in human spermatozoa Nunez-Calonge R, Caballero P, Redondo C, Baquero F, Martinez-Ferrer M, Meseguer MA Department of Gynecology, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Institute Nacional of Health, Madrid, Spain The in-vitro effects of several concentrations of Ureaplasma urealyticum on the motility, membrane integrity and morphology of washed spermatozoa [...]
