Motile Sperm and Frequent Abortions in Spreading Earthmoss (IMAGE)
Caption
The protein PINC has an influence on the motility of sperm cells (left) and the anchoring of spore capsules (right, dark structures) in the moss Physcomitrella. The fluorescence microscope images in the middle show the male sex organ on the left and a young spore capsule on the right. PINC is marked in magenta.
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Volker Lüth / University of Freiburg
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