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. 2009 Dec 8;9:62. doi: 10.1186/1471-213X-9-62

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Comparison of the testis of control and melav2 RNAi treated M. lignano. (A, B) The testis of control animals (A) had maturating sperm (msp) that were elongated and well organized towards the vas deferens (vd), while the inside of the testis in melav2 RNAi treated animals (B) looked disorganized and contained aberrant spermatids (ast). (C, D) Testis components from squeezed animals. In the control animals (C), many elongated maturating sperm (msp) were observed, while only aberrant spermatids (ast) were observed in the melav2 RNAi treated animals (D). g, gut; ep, epidermis. Scale bars: 50 μm.