cellular
• Mitotracker-positive mitochondria are abnormally found in the sperm head surrounding the deformed nucleus instead of the flagellar midpiece, suggesting improper mitochondrial sheath assembly
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• Mitotracker staining revealed complete absence of the mitochondrial sheath in the midpiece of sperm tails
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• Mitotracker-positive mitochondria are abnormally found in the sperm head surrounding the nucleus
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• at 2 months of age, sperm heads in the cauda epididymides are round
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• acrosome is absent, as shown by the absence of Afaf signal in most germ cells and of acrosome-specific protein ZP3R (aka SP56) in sperm
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reproductive system
• Mitotracker-positive mitochondria are abnormally found in the sperm head surrounding the deformed nucleus instead of the flagellar midpiece, suggesting improper mitochondrial sheath assembly
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• Mitotracker staining revealed complete absence of the mitochondrial sheath in the midpiece of sperm tails
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• Mitotracker-positive mitochondria are abnormally found in the sperm head surrounding the nucleus
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• at 2 months of age, sperm heads in the cauda epididymides are round
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• acrosome is absent, as shown by the absence of Afaf signal in most germ cells and of acrosome-specific protein ZP3R (aka SP56) in sperm
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• defects in spermiogenesis are observed at 2 months of age
• however, seminiferous tubule morphology is grossly normal
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