Sperm Structure (IMAGE)

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Sperm Structure

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Upper: Diagrams of the zebrafish sperm and the cross-sectional view of sperm flagella. Lower: Detailed structure of zebrafish sperm flagella was revealed by cryo-electron tomography. Axonemal dyneins, which generate bending of flagella, are colored to show distinct dynein subtypes.

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Kikkawa lab, The University of Tokyo

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