Rouleaux formation by spermatozoa in the naked-tail armadillo, Cabassous unicinctus

J Reprod Fertil. 1987 Jan;79(1):153-8. doi: 10.1530/jrf.0.0790153.

Abstract

Spermatozoa from the ductus deferens of a naked-tail armadillo, Cabassous unicinctus, were arranged in rouleaux. The sperm heads were wafer-thin, with the acrosome and nucleus flattened together. Dense subacrosomal material in the equatorial segment of the acrosomal region was present on one surface but not on the other.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Armadillos / physiology*
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Phase-Contrast
  • Spermatozoa / ultrastructure*
  • Xenarthra / physiology*