reproductive system
• diminished sperm movement
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• in stage VII-VIII seminiferous tubules, normal round spermatids are seen but elongated tails are not seen and cauda epididymis shows decreased sperm quantity indicating impaired spermatogenesis
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• sperm show higher rates of abnormal flagella including irregular shapes in some sperm
• 20.5 +/- 12.6% of sperm show irregular flagellum caliber
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• outer dense fibers are disorganized
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• the midpiece and principal piece of sperm flagella shows disorganization of microtubules and outer dense fibers
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• midpiece of sperm flagella shows disorganization of mitochondrial sheaths
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• principal piece of sperm flagella shows disorganization of fibrous sheaths
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• 18.5 +/- 17.8% of sperm show absent flagella
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• 25.5% +/- 15.6% of sperm show coiled flagella
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• 9.8% +/- 1.6% of sperm show bent flagella
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• 25.7 +/- 1.2% of sperm show short flagella
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• males fail to produce offspring
• however, pups are obtained upon intracytoplasmic sperm injection using mutant spermatozoa
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cellular
• sperm show higher rates of abnormal flagella including irregular shapes in some sperm
• 20.5 +/- 12.6% of sperm show irregular flagellum caliber
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• outer dense fibers are disorganized
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• the midpiece and principal piece of sperm flagella shows disorganization of microtubules and outer dense fibers
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• midpiece of sperm flagella shows disorganization of mitochondrial sheaths
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• principal piece of sperm flagella shows disorganization of fibrous sheaths
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• 18.5 +/- 17.8% of sperm show absent flagella
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• 25.5% +/- 15.6% of sperm show coiled flagella
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• 9.8% +/- 1.6% of sperm show bent flagella
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• 25.7 +/- 1.2% of sperm show short flagella
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• diminished sperm movement
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
spermatogenic failure 46 | DOID:0112164 |
OMIM:619095 |
J:297137 |