reproductive system
• no normal sperm flagella are seen
• sperm flagella are distorted and contain excess cytoplasm
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• outer dense fibers of testicular spermatozoa are scattered and disordered
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• testicular sperm lack the central pair of microtubules and the 9 peripheral microtubule doublets are disordered
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• 4.5-8% of sperm show irregular flagella caliber
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• 8-13.5% of sperm show absent flagella
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• 30.5-34.5% of sperm have coiled flagella
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• 4-8.5% of sperm show sperm angulation
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• 36-52.5% of sperm show short flagella
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• sperm count is decreased
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• severe defects in sperm motility
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• cauda epididymides show shedding of residual bodies, abnormal cells, and disorganized spermatozoa with flagellar malformations
• however, spermatogonia and spermatocytes in seminiferous tubules have normal morphology
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• males are infertile
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cellular
• no normal sperm flagella are seen
• sperm flagella are distorted and contain excess cytoplasm
|
• outer dense fibers of testicular spermatozoa are scattered and disordered
|
• testicular sperm lack the central pair of microtubules and the 9 peripheral microtubule doublets are disordered
|
• 4.5-8% of sperm show irregular flagella caliber
|
• 8-13.5% of sperm show absent flagella
|
• 30.5-34.5% of sperm have coiled flagella
|
• 4-8.5% of sperm show sperm angulation
|
• 36-52.5% of sperm show short flagella
|
• sperm count is decreased
|
• severe defects in sperm motility
|
Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
spermatogenic failure 19 | DOID:0070170 |
OMIM:617592 |
J:258613 |