RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Current status and potential of morphometric sperm analysis A1 Maroto Morales, Alejandro A1 García Álvarez, Olga A1 Ramón Fernández, Manuel A1 Martínez Pastor, Felipe A1 Fernández Santos, María Rocío A1 Soler, Ana J. A1 Garde López-Brea, Julián A2 Biologia Celular K1 Veterinaria K1 Computer‑assisted sperm morphometric analysis K1 Mammals K1 Sperm function AB The spermatozoon is the most diverse cell type known and this diversity is considered to reflect differences in sperm function.How the diversity in sperm morphology arose during speciation and what role the different specializations play in sperm function,however, remain incompletely characterized. This work reviews the hypotheses proposed to explain sperm morphological evolution,with a focus on some aspects of sperm morphometric evaluation; the ability of morphometrics to predict sperm cryoresistance andmale fertility is also discussed. For this, the evaluation of patterns of change of sperm head morphometry throughout a process,instead of the study of the morphometric characteristics of the sperm head at different stages, allows a better identification ofthe males with different sperm cryoconservation ability. These new approaches, together with more studies employing a greaternumber of individuals, are needed to obtain novel results concerning the role of sperm morphometry on sperm function. Futurestudies should aim at understanding the causes of sperm design diversity and the mechanisms that generate them, giving increasedattention to other sperm structures besides the sperm head. The implementation of scientific and technological advances couldbenefit the simultaneous examination of sperm phenotype and sperm function, demonstrating that sperm morphometry could bea useful tool for sperm assessment. PB Wolters Kluwer - Medknow YR 2019 FD 2019-04-29 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10612/10665 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10612/10665 NO Asian Journal of Andrology, 2016, vol. 18, n. 6 NO P. 863–870 DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León RD 28-mar-2024