Effects of Photoperiod on Epididymal and Sperm Morphology in a Wild Rodent, the Viscacha (Lagostomus maximus maximus)

Figure 10

Abnormal sperm morphology of viscacha. Image obtained from the extended sperm epididymal fluid and observed by light microscopy. Bright green staining. ×1000. (a) Round head. (b) pyriform head. (c) Bent tail. (d) Thick insertion. (e) Bent neck. (f) Amorphous. (g) Amorphous and round head. (h) Tapered.

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