The Sperm Cell pp 427-430 | Cite as
Nucleus and Acrosome of Tick Sperm: Position and Structure (With Comparisons Between Ixodid and Argasid Ticks)
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Abstract
The sperm cell of ticks is not only relatively large, but of a very unusual structure, and undergoes a strange and peculiar series of transformations during its development, maturation and capacitation. These processes as well as the fine structure of the sperm have been studied for some species of ixodid and argasid ticks. Each of these studies sheds light on one or several morphological and physiological aspects; but they do not enable us to discern whether the findings are relevant only to the species under observation or are a general feature of the Ixodoidea.
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Sperm Cell Parallel Fibre Physiological Aspect Electron Dense Material Unusual Structure
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