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Composition of the seminal Fluid and ultrastructure of the spermatozoon of turbot ( Scophthalmus maximus )
Author(s) -
Suquet M.,
Dorange G.,
Omnes M. H.,
Normant Y.,
Roux A.,
Fauvel C.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1993.tb00355.x
Subject(s) - turbot , scophthalmus , spermatozoon , biology , ultrastructure , flagellum , composition (language) , anatomy , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , fishery , biochemistry , gene , linguistics , philosophy
Mean values of the composition of the seminal fluid of 30 turbots were: osmotic pressure =306 mosml −1 , pH =7–31, total protein =8.8mg ml 1 , Na + =133.0 mmoll 1 , K + =3.80mmoll −1 , Cl − =129mmol l −1 . The rounded nucleus, the reduced middle piece and the typical ‘9 + 2’ structure of the flagellum mean that the spermatozoon of turbot can be considered to be of a primitive type.