reproductive system
• the nuclei of most epididymal sperm is enlarged
• some sperm head membranes are degraded and nuclei are engulfed by membranes
• some sperm have abnormal hollows in the nuclei and the inner membrane regions, such as of the acrosome or theca, are detached
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• male germ cells exhibit an increase in apoptosis compared to in wild-type mice
• however, fertility and fecundity are normal
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cellular
• some sperm head membranes are degraded and nuclei are engulfed by membranes
• the nuclei of most epididymal sperm is enlarged
• some sperm have abnormal hollows in the nuclei and the inner membrane regions, such as of the acrosome or theca, are detached
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• male germ cells exhibit an increase in apoptosis compared to in wild-type mice
• however, fertility and fecundity are normal
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