Development of the Connecting Piece in ODF1-Deficient Mouse Spermatids
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Ethics Statement
4.2. Generation of Odf1-Knockout Mice
4.3. Genotyping
4.4. Fertility Tests and Sperm Motility Analyses
4.5. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hoyer-Fender, S. Development of the Connecting Piece in ODF1-Deficient Mouse Spermatids. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 10280. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231810280
Hoyer-Fender S. Development of the Connecting Piece in ODF1-Deficient Mouse Spermatids. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(18):10280. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231810280
Chicago/Turabian StyleHoyer-Fender, Sigrid. 2022. "Development of the Connecting Piece in ODF1-Deficient Mouse Spermatids" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 18: 10280. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231810280