Effect of gossypol on Spisula sperm observed with real-time confocal microscopy, polarized light microscopy, and video microscopy

Authors :: Tran, Phong T.
DePina, Ana
Inoue, Shinya
Oldenborug, Rudolph
Segal, Sheldon J.
Burgos, Mario H.
Source :: The Biological Bulletin. October 1997, Vol. 193 Issue 2, p227, 2 p.
Publication Year :: 1997
Abstract: Ingestion or injection of gossypol suppresses sperm production and sperm motility in vivo (reviewed in ref. 1). We report here an in vitro assay for observing gossypol action on individual [...]

Subjects :: Microscope and microscopy -- Methods -- Physiological aspects
Spermatozoa -- Physiological aspects -- Methods
Gossypol -- Physiological aspects -- Methods
Biological sciences
Physiological aspects
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