Influence of partial deletion of the Y chromosome on mouse sperm phenotype.

doi:10.1530/jrf.0.0920187

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Influence of partial deletion of the Y chromosome on mouse sperm phenotype.

Journal of reproduction and fertility - 1 May 1991

Styrna J, Klag J, Moriwaki K

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Two congenic strains of mice (control, B10.BR/SgSn; mutant, B10.BR-Ydel/Ms with partial deletion of the Y chromosome) were examined. In control males, 22.6% of spermatozoa had abnormal heads; in mutant males, there were 64.2%, the most common being heads with flat acrosomes. Sodium dodecyl sulpha...

Topics

Acrosin
Acrosome
Animals
Chromosome Deletion
Karyotyping
Male
Mice
Mice, Mutant Strains
Microscopy, Electron
Phenotype
Spermatids
Spermatozoa
Y Chromosome

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