Degradation of phagocytosed spermatozoa by mouse peritoneal macrophages in vitro.
Mouse peritoneal macrophages were cultured in vitro in the presence of autologous spermatozoa. The spermatozoa were found to be phagocytosed and degraded, with accumulation of pigment in the cytoplasm, during the first 5 days.
D000818:Animals; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D008264:Macrophages; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010587:Phagocytosis; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000648:ultrastructure
D010860:Pigments, Biological