Ultrastructural studies on the epididymal spermatozoa in the rhesus monkey

Prakash, Asha ; Anand Kumar, T. C. ; Prasad, M. R. N. (1980) Ultrastructural studies on the epididymal spermatozoa in the rhesus monkey Journal of Biosciences, 2 (3). pp. 261-266. ISSN 0250-5991

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Abstract

Ultrastructural studies on the spermatozoa in different regions of the epididymis of the rhesus monkey have shown that the process of sperm maturation is associated with the caudad migration of the cytoplastmic droplet, a reduction in the volume of the cytoplasmic droplet, and an obvious wrinkling of the plasma membrane surrounding the head of the spermatozoa. These changes are completed by the time the spermatozoa reach the distal-middle segment of the epididymis. The present studies also indicate that spermatozoa are incorporated into the intraepithelial cells in the epidymis. This finding suggests that spermiophagy is a normal occurrence in the epidymis of rhesus monkey.

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Keywords:Ultrastructure; Epididymis; Spermatozoa; Rhesus Monkey
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