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Morphological evidence for probable Ca2+ storage in the vesicular elements of the rat spermatid chromatoid body is documented using the K-pyroantimonate method, combined with EDTA chelation. Some vesicles are related to the microtubules associated with the chromatoid body. A possible involvement of Ca2+ in the intracellular movement and/or structural integrity of the chromatoid body is discussed.
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Andonov, M.D., Chaldakov, G.N. Morphological evidence for calcium storage in the chromatoid body of rat spermatids. Experientia 45, 377–378 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01957484
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