Sperm head morphology of the plains mouse Pseudomys australis.
Spermatozoa of plains mice were studied by transmission and scanning electron microscopy. The occurrence of a distinct dorsal hook and 2 ventral hooks joined at the base was confirmed. Acrosomal material covered the dorsal hook and appeared to constitute most of the 2 ventral hooks which contained nuclear material only at the base. Incubation in sodium dodecyl sulphate resulted in loss of all the material presumed to be acrosomal.
D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate / Q000494:pharmacology; D013077:Sperm Head / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000648:ultrastructure*
D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate