Article
Phenotype and fertilizing capacity of spermatozoa of chimaeric mice produced from two strains that differ in sperm quality.
Journal of reproduction and fertility - 1 Mar 1991
Krzanowska H, Wabik-Sliz B, Rafinski J
Abstract excerpt
Spermatozoa of males from the inbred mouse strains, KE (albino) and CBA (agouti), are distinguishable by head shape and differ in quality: CBA spermatozoa show a lower percentage of abnormal heads and higher efficiency of fertilization. Aggregation chimaeras were produced to investigate whether these differences are intrinsic or extrinsic to spermatogenic cells. Among 24 overt chimaeras, 14 were males: 1 was...
Topics
- Animals
- Chimera
- Fertilization
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred CBA
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Phenotype
- Species Specificity
- Sperm Head
- Spermatozoa
