Article
Models for male infertility: the t haplotypes.
Reviews of reproduction - 1 Sept 1997
Olds-Clarke P
Abstract excerpt
The t haplotypes are variant alleles of genes in the proximal region of mouse Chromosome 17, linked together by four inversions. While females carrying two t haplotypes are fertile, males are sterile. Their spermatozoa exhibit severe motility defects and are unable to penetrate zona pellucida-free oocytes. Spermatozoa from males carrying one t haplotype (t/+) exhibit mild motility deficits and a delay in...
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