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The sperm of Ascaris suum moves as Ameba does.

Species name: Ascaris suum

Ube National College of Technology Katsuya Shimabukuro

This video shows the motility of sperms from Ascaris suum, one kind of parasites. Due to no flagellum found in the sperm, it moves as Ameba does. The motility of the sperm of Ascaris suum behaves like that of Ameba by using one cellular protein named Major Sperm Protein (MSP).

(2012.09.23)

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