The human spermatozoon – a stripped down but refined machine

نویسندگان

  • Christopher LR Barratt
  • Vanessa Kay
  • Senga K Oxenham
چکیده

A recent paper in BMC Developmental Biology describes the development of the annulus of the mouse sperm cell, but much remains to be learnt about sperm cells despite their importance in human fertility.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of Biology

دوره 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009