Differentiation of the acrosomal complex in ostrich (Struthio camelus) spermatids

Journal of Morphology
J T Soley

Abstract

The acrosomal complex of ostrich sperm consists of a small, cone-shaped acrosome and a slender, cylindrical perforatorium housed within a deep endonuclear canal. The perforatorium is almost exclusively endonuclear in location and is only covered by the acrosome at its point of origin in the apical subacrosomal space. The development of the acrosome is generally similar to that described in other non-passerine birds. Small proacrosomal granules (vesicles) emanating from the Golgi apparatus coalesce to form a large, membrane-bound acrosomal vesicle filled with homogeneous, electron-dense material. The acrosomal vesicle attaches to the nucleus via a shallow depression and subsequently collapses to form the typical cap-like acrosome of non-passerine birds. In ostrich spermatids the endonuclear canal becomes obvious when the collapsed acrosomal vesicle has assumed a dumbbell-shaped appearance. The perforatorium, which originates from moderately electron-dense material contained within the apical subacrosomal space, expands within the deepening endonuclear canal. The material of the perforatorium does not originate in the form of an obvious granule as in chicken and budgerigar spermatids. Indications are that in ostrich spermatids th...Continue Reading

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