Table 1.
Quantitative analysis of sperm morphology
% Straight | % Hairpin | % Angled | % Curled | |
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WT | 64.7 ± 4.4 | 23.7 ± 5.0 | 6.3 ± 1.2 | 5.3 ± 1.2 |
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Apoer2[ex19] | 63.3 ± 4.4 | 23.3 ± 4.1 | 7.7 ± 1.2 | 5.7 ± 2.3 |
Apoer2[Δex19] | 62.0 ± 4.2 | 18.7 ± 1.3 | 3.0 ± 1.7 | 16.3 ± 5.4 |
Apoer2[Stop] | 57.7 ± 6.4 | 20.0 ± 7.1 | 10.3 ± 1.3 | 12.0 ± 0.6 |
Apoer2[Dab-] | 17.7 ± 5.4 * | 36.3 ± 4.1 | 11.0 ± 1.5 | 35.0 ± 3.1 * |
Apoer2 KO | 11.0 ± 1.7 * | 66.3 ± 2.3 * | 6.0 ± 0.0 | 16.7 ± 3.4 |
One hundred spermatozoa from each of three animals per genotype were scored according to morphological category. (mean ± S.E.)
P<0.005