S Hoyer-Fender

[ 1 ] - O-10: Formation and Molecular Composition of The Sperm Head to Tail Coupling Apparatus

Background According to a worldwide survey in 2010 infertility affects 48.5 million of couples. In roughly half of the cases infertility is provoked by the male mate. Thus, a significant percentage of young men are infertile but the underlying causes are mostly unknown. Male fertility and reproduction success critically depends on proper formation of the mature sperm. Transmission of the geneti...