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Cytochemical and morphological evidence indicates the presence of glycogen packets in the condensed nuclei of Rana pipiens and Rana clamitans testicular spermatozoa. A possible reason for its existence is discussed. Glycogen is also demonstrated in the acrosomes of R. pipiens spermatozoa and in the middle pieces and tails of R. clamitans spermatozoa.
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Supported by a training grant, HD-00135, from the National Institutes of Health.
The authors are indebted to Dr. John R. Shaver, Zoology Department Michigan State University, for reading the manuscript and making valuable suggestions for its improvement.
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Poirier, G.R., Spink, G.C. Spermatozoal glycogen in two species of Rana . Z.Zellforsch 129, 272–277 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00306940
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