On the evacuation of sperm from the spermatophore of the tick, Ornithodoros savignyi |
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| Authors: | B Feldman-Muhsam S Borut S Saliternik-Givant C Eden |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Laboratory of Medical Entomology, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel;2. Department of Physical Chemistry, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel |
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| Abstract: | The paper deals with the different mechanisms involved in the process of spermatophore evagination, its triggering, its intermediate steps, and the cause of the flow of spermiophores from the ectospermatophore to the endospermatophore.The methods employed involved exposure of the spermatophores to the influence of various media and different environmental conditions, as well as mass spectrometric measurements in respect of the gas formed in the spermatophore during evagination.Results showed the possibility of retardation, interruption, and/or total inhibition of the process and produced conclusive proof that the gas generated in the spermatophore and responsible for the flow of spermiophores was CO2. |
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