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STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS OF SPERM FROM THE FIDDLER CRAB UCA TANGERI (DECAPODA) DURING EARLY STAGES OF FERTILIZATION

STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS OF SPERM FROM THE FIDDLER CRAB UCA TANGERI (DECAPODA) DURING EARLY... In decapods, spermatozoa are nonmotile, aflagellate cells that display an uncondensed nucleus and one or several appendages (re- ferred to as spikes or arms). The most dis- tinctive feature in the spermatozoa of brachyurans is the presence of multiple arms radiating from the sperm body and a con- spicuous acrosome (Brown, 1966; Pochon- Masson, 1968a; Hinsch, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1988; Reger, 1970; Jamieson, 1989a, b, 1991; Jamieson and Tudge, 1990; Felgen- hauer and Abele, 1991; Medina and Rod- riguez, 1992). Aside from light microscope descriptions of early researchers (Binford, 1913), detailed ultrastructural observations are available to understand the acrosome reaction and the way the sperm penetrate the egg investments (Brown, 1966; Pochon- Masson, 1968a; Hinsch, 1971; Goudeau, 1982). These previous accounts contributed substantially to understanding the processes of acrosome reaction and oocyte penetra- tion. However, the use of the transmission electron microscope (TEM) to investigate fertilization in brachyurans meets the dif- ficulty of the small sperm size (a few Am in diameter) in comparison to the large mature oocytes (a few hundred �m), so that the number of favorable sections is low. In con- trast, scanning electron microscope (SEM) samples allow the observation of numerous sperm at different http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Crustacean Biology Brill

STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS OF SPERM FROM THE FIDDLER CRAB UCA TANGERI (DECAPODA) DURING EARLY STAGES OF FERTILIZATION

Journal of Crustacean Biology , Volume 12 (4): 610 – Jan 1, 1992

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Brill
Copyright
Copyright 1992 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0278-0372
eISSN
1937-240X
DOI
10.1163/193724092X00085
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Abstract

In decapods, spermatozoa are nonmotile, aflagellate cells that display an uncondensed nucleus and one or several appendages (re- ferred to as spikes or arms). The most dis- tinctive feature in the spermatozoa of brachyurans is the presence of multiple arms radiating from the sperm body and a con- spicuous acrosome (Brown, 1966; Pochon- Masson, 1968a; Hinsch, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1988; Reger, 1970; Jamieson, 1989a, b, 1991; Jamieson and Tudge, 1990; Felgen- hauer and Abele, 1991; Medina and Rod- riguez, 1992). Aside from light microscope descriptions of early researchers (Binford, 1913), detailed ultrastructural observations are available to understand the acrosome reaction and the way the sperm penetrate the egg investments (Brown, 1966; Pochon- Masson, 1968a; Hinsch, 1971; Goudeau, 1982). These previous accounts contributed substantially to understanding the processes of acrosome reaction and oocyte penetra- tion. However, the use of the transmission electron microscope (TEM) to investigate fertilization in brachyurans meets the dif- ficulty of the small sperm size (a few Am in diameter) in comparison to the large mature oocytes (a few hundred �m), so that the number of favorable sections is low. In con- trast, scanning electron microscope (SEM) samples allow the observation of numerous sperm at different

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Journal of Crustacean BiologyBrill

Published: Jan 1, 1992

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