Figure 9
Transmission electron microscopic images of goat spermatozoa exposed to 1.25 µg/ml HgCl2 showing ultra-structural defects. (a) swollen sperm head membrane (arrow), (b) collapsed mitochondria (arrow); bent neck (star); disrupted connection between nucleus and midpiece by centriole (c,b,f), (c) outer dense fibers (arrow), (d) damaged head membrane (arrow); damaged axoneme membrane (triangle; (d,f)), (e) mitochondria (arrow); axoneme (AX; arrow); damaged mitochondrial sheath (MS; (e)),collapsed mitochondria (arrow; (f)); disorganized exoneme (star; (f)) after 15 and 3 h.
