Abstract
Sperm mtDNA exhibits unique physicochemical properties compared with mtDNA from somatic tissues in the ram. The buoyant density of sperm mtDNA was 1.6983 g/cm3 while the brain, heart and liver mtDNAs was about 1.7005 g/cm3. The Tm of the liver and sperm mtDNA was 71.0°C and 69.5°C, respectively. The G + C content of sperm mtDNA was 3.0 moles % lower than the liver mtDNA. The contour length of the circular sperm mtDNA was 5.01 μm compared with the liver mtDNA with contour length of 5.33 μm.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 594-601 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | International Journal of Andrology |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 1-6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1980 |
Keywords
- mtDNA
- ram mtDNA
- somatic mtDNA
- sperm mtDNA