Characterization and partial purification of sperm-activating substance from eggs of the herring, Clupea palasii

Spermatozoa of the herring, Clupea palasii, were immotile in a solution of isotonic to seminal plasma but swimming was initiated in a hypertonic solution such as 60% seawater. This suggests that hyperosmolality is a factor for the initiation of sperm motility in herring. The motility of herring sper...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of experimental zoology 1992-11, Vol.264 (2), p.225-230
Hauptverfasser:	Morisawa, Masaaki, Tanimoto, Satomi, Ohtake, Hideki
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Non mammalian vertebrate reproduction Vertebrates: reproduction
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