Sperm Morphology and Sex Ratios
- 1 October 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 86 (4) , 450-455
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)65197-8
Abstract
Phase contrast study of normal human spermatozoa revealed two distinct populations; a majority of cells have smaller, more rounded heads and the minority larger, elongate or ovoid heads. Possible relationship of this finding to sex ratios is discussed.Keywords
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