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Sperm mobility: deduction of a model explaining phenotypic variation in roosters (Gallus domesticus).
Biology of reproduction - 1 Mar 2006
Froman D P, Wardell J C, Feltmann A J
Abstract excerpt
In previous work, variation in sperm mobility phenotype was attributed to the proportion of ejaculated fowl sperm containing dysfunctional mitochondria. In the present work, latent mitochondrial dysfunction was inferred from patterns of sperm egress from the oviduct's sperm-storage tubules. In addition, experiments were performed to help explain how mitochondrial function could be compromised in viable sperm...
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