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8129933

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-4-18
pubmed:abstractText
Male mice homozygous for the azh mutation produce spermatozoa with abnormal head shapes and have significantly reduced fecundity, to between 5% and 10% that of wild-type or heterozygous mice. Several possible causes of this infertility were investigated. No gross endocrine disorders in azh/azh male mice were observed, and they exhibited apparently normal mating behavior. In addition, their sperm were motile, were capable of hyperactivated motility, and did not show premature acrosome reactions. However, quantitative analysis revealed slight but significant reductions in several motility parameters. Analysis of embryos following mating of azh/azh males with superovulated females indicated a reduction in the number of fertilized eggs compared to control matings. In vitro, spermatozoa from azh/azh mice failed to fertilize cumulus-intact/zona-intact and cumulus-free/zona-intact ova, although they successfully fertilized zona-free ova. These results indicate that the primary defect in fertility of azh/azh male mice is a result of sperm quality, likely, in sperm morphology, and is manifest at the level of interaction with the zona pellucida.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1040-452X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:geneSymbol
azh
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
69-77
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Deficiency in fertilization by morphologically abnormal sperm produced by azh mutant mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Experimental Radiotherapy, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.