Spermatozoa of the Atlantic bottlenosed dolphin, Tursiops truncatus.
Spermatozoa of the Atlantic bottlenosed dolphin, Tursiops truncatus.
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DOI:
10.1530/jrf.0.0630509
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1981-11
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A. D. Fleming;R. Yanagimachi;H. Yanagimachi
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作者:
A. D. Fleming;R. Yanagimachi;H. Yanagimachi
Semen from a male dolphin in captivity was collected by electro-ejaculation and frozen to -176 degrees C. Sperm motility was excellent after thawing 10 days later. Electron microscopy showed 14-16 parallel ridges in the post-acrosomal region and two types of mitochondria in the mid-piece. The spermatozoa were capable of fusing with zona-free hamster eggs only after preincubation for 2 h, suggesting the need for sperm capacitation and acrosome reaction before fertilization in this species.