Location of glycogen in spermatids and spermatozoa of the shipworm, Bankia australis (Teredinidae, Bivalvia, Mollusca).
The periodic acid-thiocarbohydrazide-silver proteinate technique and alpha-amylase digestion were used to locate glycogen in the spermatids and sperms of the bivalve Bankia australis. Glycogen was found in the middle piece and around the acrosome in spermatozoa, apparently randomly scattered throughout the cytoplasm of young spermatids, and in a cytoplasmic bead in old spermatids.
D000177:Acrosome / Q000032:analysis; D000681:Amylases; D000818:Animals; D006003:Glycogen / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008974:Mollusca / Q000378:metabolism*; D013087:Spermatids / Q000032:analysis; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000032:analysis* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013194:Staining and Labeling
D006003:Glycogen; D000681:Amylases