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Giant, accordioned sperm acrosomes of the greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 1997Publisher:WileyJournal:Molecular Reproduction and Development, volume 48, pages 90-94 (issn: 1040-452X, eissn: 1098-2795, Copyright policy )
Authors: D M, Phillips; J J, Rasweiler; F, Muradali;

doi: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2795(199709)48:1<90::aid-mrd11>3.3.co;2-3 , 10.1002/(sici)1098-2795(199709)48:1<90::aid-mrd11>3.0.co;2-#

pmid: 9266765

Giant, accordioned sperm acrosomes of the greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus

Abstract

Sperm of the greater bulldog bat Noctilio leporinus display an architecture that is totally unique among mammalian spermatozoa. The sperm head of Noctilio is extraordinarily large and flat and lies eccentrically with respect to the sperm tail. The major portion of the atypically large acrosome lies anterior to the nucleus and is shaped into a dozen accordionlike folds that run parallel to the long axis of the sperm. The ridge of each fold is shaped into approximately 60 minute, evenly spaced rises that extend along the entire length of the fold. We speculate that acrosome ridges may serve to strengthen the sperm head during transport.

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Male, Microscopy, Electron, Chiroptera, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Animals, Acrosome, Spermatozoa

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