Realization of the immense potential of nanomaterials for biomedical applications will
require a thorough understanding of how they interact with cells, tissues, and organs. There …

BACKGROUND Male infertility affects> 20 million men worldwide and represents a major
health concern. Although multifactorial, male infertility has a strong genetic basis which has …

Sperm malformation is a direct factor for male infertility. Multiple morphological abnormalities
of the flagella (MMAF), a severe form of asthenoteratozoospermia, are characterized by …

These parameters were developed by the Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters,
representing the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; the American …

Defects in the function of cellular organelles such as peroxisomes, lysosomes and
mitochondria are well-known causes of human diseases. Recently, another organelle has …

The coordination of eukaryotic flagella is essential for many of the most basic processes of
life (motility, sensing, and development), yet its emergence and regulation and its …

In the past decade, the volvocine green algae, spanning from the unicellular
Chlamydomonas to multicellular Volvox, have emerged as model organisms for a number of …

Cilia, as motile and sensory organelles, have been implicated in normal development, as
well as diseases including cystic kidney disease, hydrocephalus and situs inversus. In …

Primary cilia (PC) function as microtubule-based sensory antennae projecting from the
surface of many eukaryotic cells. They play important roles in mechano-and chemosensory …

Cilia and flagella have attracted tremendous attention in recent years as research
demonstrated crucial roles for these organelles in coordinating a number of physiologically …