Differential localization of glycoconjugates having affinity for concanavalin A on the surface of the sperm head in the testis, the epididymis, and the ejaculate of the ram |
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Authors: | S Delpech S Hamamah C Pisselet M Courot |
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Institution: | I.N.R.A. Reproductive Physiology, Nouzilly, France. |
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Abstract: | The localization of Con A receptors on the surface of the head of ram spermatozoa originating from the rete testis, from three regions of the epididymis, or from the ejaculate was investigated using a gold-Con A labelling technique. Electron microscopic observation revealed three major localizations, each being characteristic of the origin of the spermatozoa: periacrosomal in the rete testis, postacrosomal in the epididymis, on the entire surface of the sperm head in the ejaculate. |
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