SOON-JEONG JEONG1, JOO-CHEOL PARK1, HEUNG-JOONG KIM2, CHUN SIK BAE3, MYUNG-HEE YOON4, DO-SEON LIM5, MOON-JIN JEONG1
BIOCELL, Vol.30, No.2, pp. 279-286, 2006, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2006.30.279
Abstract This study examined the fine structures of epididymal spermatozoa on the lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura suaveolens), the Japanese white-toothed shrew (C. dsinezumi) and the big white-toothed shrew (C. lasiura) belonging to the subfamily Crocidurinae living in Korea.
In the spermatozoa of C. suaveolens, the head has a large acrosome, a smooth inner acrosomal membrane and a wavy, finger-like, electron-dense apical body. The neck has a solid proximal centriole that is filled with electron-dense material. These results showed the spermatozoa of C. suaveolens possess the characteristics of both Crocidurinae and Soricinae. In C. dsinezumi and C. lasiura, the head has a large acrosome, More >
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