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Changes in the lectin binding sites on the testicular, epididymal, vas, and ejaculated spermatozoon surface of dog
Author(s) -
Bains H. K.,
Pabst M. A.,
Bawa S. R.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1439-0272
pISSN - 0303-4569
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1993.tb02676.x
Subject(s) - spermatozoon , vas deferens , epididymis , lectin , acrosome , andrology , concanavalin a , semen , wheat germ agglutinin , sperm , spermiogenesis , chemistry , biology , anatomy , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , medicine , in vitro
Summary. Changes in the localization of sperm surface glycocomponents of testicular, epididymal, vas deferens, and ejaculated spermatozoa of dog ( Canis domesticus ) were studied employing fluorescein isothiocyanate conjugated lectins viz., Concanavalin A (ConA), Triticum vulgaris (WGA), Maclura pomifera (MPA), and Arachis hypogaea (PNA) agglutinins. The plasma membrane clothing the acrosome of the testicular, epididymal, and vas deferens spermatozoa shows reactivity with all the lectins used. However, in the ejaculated spermatozoa, the entire sperm surface shows reactive sites for ConA, WGA, and PNA. Variation in the labelling of the cytoplasmic droplet in different stages of spermatozoon transit in the epididymis has been discussed.