Morphological analysis of the human sperm tail during the early post-fertilization stage

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Yoshiteru Kai Reproductive Medicine Research Center, Yamashita Shonan Yume Clinic, Fujisawa, Japan

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Hachiro Iseki Laboratory for Skin Homeostasis, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
Laboratory for Evolutionary Cell Biology of the Skin, School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo University of Technology, Katakura, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

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Takeshi Matsui Laboratory for Skin Homeostasis, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
Laboratory for Evolutionary Cell Biology of the Skin, School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo University of Technology, Katakura, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

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Naoki Yamashita Reproductive Medicine Research Center, Yamashita Shonan Yume Clinic, Fujisawa, Japan

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Correspondence should be addressed to Y Kai; Email: y.kai@ysyc-yumeclinic.com
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1530/REP-23-0290
Volume/Issue:
Volume 167: Issue 2
Article ID:
e230290
Article Type:
Review Article
Online Publication Date:
23 Jan 2024
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After fertilization, the human sperm tail lost its fibrous sheath at the pronuclear stage to become coiled and then attached to one of the first mitotic spindle poles. The tip of the sperm tail was branched and its degree did not change from the pronuclear stage to the second mitosis.

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