Afterword to Sperm morphometrics today and tomorrow special issue in Asian Journal of Andrology

Soler, C. ; Cooper, T. ; Valverde, A. ; Yániz, J. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: The problems associated with the subjective assessment of human sperm morphology have been well aired in another Asian Journal of Andrology Special Issue 1 that marked the publication of the 5 th edition of the WHO Semen analysis manual, and contrary views have subsequently been presented. 2 However, the vagaries of the eye-brain system in assessing whether a sperm head is large or small can be eliminated by objective assessment where definitive structures are defined by their dimensions. These can then be classified automatically into as many categories as the data permit, conventionally on the basis of preset upper and lower limits, but also by more comprehensive analysis as discussed here...

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.4103/1008-682X.188451

Año: 2016

Publicado en: Asian journal of andrology 18, 6 (2016), 895-897
ISSN: 1008-682X

Factor impacto JCR: 2.996 (2016)

Categ. JCR: ANDROLOGY rank: 1 / 5 = 0.2 (2016) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY rank: 22 / 76 = 0.289 (2016) - Q2 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.793 - Urology (Q2) - Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q2)

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)

Área (Departamento): Área Producción Animal (Dpto. Produc.Animal Cienc.Ali.)