The Fine Structure of the Sperm of the Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus).

Autor: Allen, Jeffrey D., Walker, Glenn K., Nichols, Susan J., Sorenson, Dorothy
Zdroj: Journal of Great Lakes Research; 2004, Vol. 30 Issue 4, p566-572, 7p, 7 Black and White Photographs
Abstrakt: The fine structural details of the spermatozoon of the round goby are presented for the first time in this study. Scanning and transmission electron microscopic examination of testis reveals an anacrosomal spermatozoon with a slightly elongate head and uniformly compacted chromatin. The midpiece contains a single, spherical mitochondrion. Two perpendicularly oriented centrioles lie in a deep, eccentric nuclear fossa with no regularly observed connection to the nucleus. The flagellum develops bilateral fins soon after emerging from the fossa; each extends approximately 1 µm from the axoneme and persists nearly the length of the flagellum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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