Transmission electron microscopic observations of flagellum abnormalities in impala (Aepyceros melampus) sperm from the Kruger National Park

dc.contributor.authorAckerman, D. J.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorReinecke, A. J.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorEls, H. J.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:05:11Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:05:11Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.descriptionCITATION: Ackerman, D. J., Reinecke, A. J. & Els, H. J. 1997. Transmission electron microscopic observations of flagellum abnormalities in impala (Aepyceros melampus) sperm from the Kruger National Park. Koedoe, 40(1):a259, doi:10.4102/koedoe.v40i1.259.
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dc.description.abstractSperm must remain motile in order to reach and penetrate the ovum and defects in the ultrastructure of the tail can have an adverse influence on motility. Live spermatozoa were collected from the cauda epididymis of 64 impala rams in. the Kruger National Park and studied by transmission electron microscopy to document sperm abnormalities. The following abnormalities of the flagellum were documented from micrographs: abnormal baseplate and neck attachments; neck vacuoles and displaced organelles; double or short flagella; bent flagella; principal-piece vacuoles; displaced axoneme and the Dag defect. The implications of these abnormalities for sperm motility are discussed.
dc.description.urihttps://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/259
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dc.format.extent13 pages
dc.identifier.citationAckerman, D. J., Reinecke, A. J. & Els, H. J. 1997. Transmission electron microscopic observations of flagellum abnormalities in impala (Aepyceros melampus) sperm from the Kruger National Park. Koedoe, 40(1):a259, doi:10.4102/koedoe.v40i1.259.
dc.identifier.issn2071-0771 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0075-6458 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.4102/koedoe.v40i1.259
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/13007
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAOSIS
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dc.subjectImpala
dc.subjectElectron microscopesen_ZA
dc.titleTransmission electron microscopic observations of flagellum abnormalities in impala (Aepyceros melampus) sperm from the Kruger National Parken_ZA
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