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DNA damages present in sperm cells in the period after meiosis but before fertilization may be repaired in the fertilized egg, but if not repaired, can have serious deleterious effects on fertility and the developing embryo. Human sperm cells are particularly vulnerable to free radical attack and the
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Most sperm cells have centrioles in the sperm neck. Sperm of many animals has two typical centrioles, known as the proximal centriole and distal centriole. Some animals (including humans and bovines) have a single typical centriole, the proximal centriole, as well as a second centriole with atypical
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The postmeiotic phase of mouse spermatogenesis is very sensitive to environmental genotoxic agents, because as male germ cells form mature sperm they progressively lose the ability to repair DNA damage. Irradiation of male mice during late spermatogenesis can induce damage that persists for at least
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has a well-developed system of human sperm export. This success mainly comes from the reputation of Danish sperm donors for being of high quality and, in contrast with the law in the other Nordic countries, gives donors the choice of being either anonymous or non-anonymous to the receiving couple.
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Furthermore, Nordic sperm donors tend to be tall and highly educated and have altruistic motives for their donations, partly due to the relatively low monetary compensation in Nordic countries. More than 50 countries worldwide are importers of Danish sperm, including
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Lee, William; Zamudio-Ochoa, Angelica; Buchel, Gina; Podlesniy, Petar; Marti Gutierrez, Nuria; PuigrĂČs, Margalida; Calderon, Anna; Tang, Hsin-Yao; Li, Li; Mikhalchenko, Aleksei; Koski, Amy; Trullas, Ramon; Mitalipov, Shoukhrat; Temiakov, Dmitry (October 2023).
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Fishman, Emily L; Jo, Kyoung; Nguyen, Quynh P. H; Kong, Dong; Royfman, Rachel; Cekic, Anthony R; Khanal, Sushil; Miller, Ann L; Simerly, Calvin; Schatten, Gerald; Loncarek, Jadranka; Mennella, Vito; Avidor-Reiss, Tomer (2018).
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Motile sperm cells typically move via flagella and require a water medium in order to swim toward the egg for fertilization. In animals most of the energy for sperm motility is derived from the metabolism of
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Singh NP, Muller CH, Berger RE. Effects of age on DNA double-strand breaks and apoptosis in human sperm. Fertil Steril. 2003 Dec;80(6):1420-30. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.04.002. PMID: 14667878
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located in the sperm's midpiece (at the base of the sperm head). These cells cannot swim backwards due to the nature of their propulsion. The uniflagellated sperm cells (with one flagellum) of
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7 days in the fertilizing sperm cells, and disruption of maternal DNA double-strand break repair pathways increases sperm cell-derived chromosomal aberrations. Treatment of male mice with
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decreases with age suggesting that the increase in damaged DNA of sperm as men age occurs partly as a result of less efficient cell selection (apoptosis) operating during or after
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Gavriliouk D, Aitken RJ (2015). "Damage to Sperm DNA Mediated by Reactive Oxygen Species: Its Impact on Human Reproduction and the Health Trajectory of Offspring".
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A widespread hypothesis states that sperm evolved rapidly, but there is no direct evidence that sperm evolved at a fast rate or before other male characteristics.
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antheridium surrounding the egg cells. The sperm nuclei reach the eggs through fertilization tubes, similar to the pollen tube mechanism in plants.
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Allery, J. P; Telmon, N; Mieusset, R; Blanc, A; Rougé, D (2001). "Cytological detection of spermatozoa: Comparison of three staining methods".
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Lehti, M. S. and A. Sironen (2017). "Formation and function of sperm tail structures in association with sperm motility defects." Bi
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Sperm quantity and quality are the main parameters in semen quality, which is a measure of the ability of semen to accomplish
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Fawcett, D. W. (1981) Sperm Flagellum. In: The Cell. D. W. Fawcett. Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company. 14: pp. 604-640.
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is degraded while sperm cells are maturing, hence they typically do not contribute any genetic material to their offspring.
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Related to sperm quality is sperm size, at least in some animals. For instance, the sperm of some species of fruit fly (
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division. The initial spermatozoon process takes around 70 days to complete. The process starts with the production of
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Blachon, S.; Cai, X.; Roberts, K. A.; Yang, K.; Polyanovsky, A.; Church, A.; Avidor-Reiss, T. (May 2009).
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Neck: also called connecting piece contains one typical centriole and one atypical centriole such as the
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Fiedler, Anja; Rehdorf, Jessica; Hilbers, Florian; Johrdan, Lena; Stribl, Carola; Benecke, Mark (2008).
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from isogamy, there is a strong emphasis on mathematical models to understand the evolution of sperm.
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is the ancestor to sperm and eggs. Because there are no fossil records of the evolution of sperm and
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Boitrelle, F; Guthauser, B; Alter, L; Bailly, M; Wainer, R; Vialard, F; Albert, M; Selva, J (2013).
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Because spermatia cannot swim, they depend on their environment to carry them to the egg cell. Some
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with densely coiled chromatin fibers, surrounded anteriorly by a thin, flattened sac called the
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Blachon, S; Cai, X; Roberts, K. A; Yang, K; Polyanovsky, A; Church, A; Avidor-Reiss, T (2009).
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Fungal spermatia (also called pycniospores, especially in the Uredinales) may be confused with
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using the "Christmas Tree Stain" method, i.e., Kernechtrot-Picroindigocarmine (KPIC) staining.
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are covered with a sticky substance. They are produced in flask-shaped structures containing
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Cyranoski, David (2016). "Researchers claim to have made artificial mouse sperm in a dish".
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has a single centriole and an atypical centriole named the proximal centriole-like.
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has a central filamentous core with many mitochondria spiralled around it, used for
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Dimensions of the human sperm head measured from a 39-year-old healthy human subject
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artificially. They injected these spermatids into mouse eggs and produced pups.
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A color atlas for human assisted reproduction: laboratory and clinical insights
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structure. Mice and rats have no recognizable sperm centrioles. The fruit fly
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Sperm cells cannot divide and have a limited lifespan, but after fusion with
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hold up to 170 litres (37 imp gal; 45 US gal) of sperm.
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The mammalian sperm cell can be divided in 2 parts connected by a neck:
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claimed they had produced cells resembling mouse spermatids from mouse
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and fuse with it to deliver two sub-cellular structures: (i) the male
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that germinate independently of fertilization, whereas spermatia are
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lack flagella and therefore cannot swim. Spermatia are produced in a
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Male reproductive cell in anisogamous forms of sexual reproduction
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that are required for fertilization. In some fungi, such as
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reproductive cell and a smaller, male one). Animals produce
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of a receptive flower, it germinates and starts growing a
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can join the 23 chromosomes of the female egg to form a
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carried in the seminal fluid. This takes place in the
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the route of transmission of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
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generation of oxidative DNA damage, such as that from
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dormant oocyte to activate; (2) the haploid paternal
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List of distinct cell types in the adult human body
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