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The physical consequences of sperm gigantism

The physical consequences of sperm gigantism

Fruit fly sperm is substantially longer than the sac in which it is stored. It is now shown that reciprocal pushing between thousands of sperm maintains them in a motile and unentangled state in the sac.

Taylor, V. A., Luke, B. M. & Lomas, M. B. The giant sperm of a minute beetle. Tissue Cell14, 113123 (1982). Article  Google Scholar  Soldatenko, E. V., Shatrov, A. B. & Petrov… [+16826 chars]

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