Research Paper Volume 12, Issue 10 pp 8987—8999

in vivo cellular evidence of autophagic associated spermiophagy within the principal cells during sperm storage in epididymis of the turtle

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Figure 4. Double immunofluorescence of LC3 and LAMP1 in the epididymis of turtle. Immunolabeling of LC3 (green arrow) and LAMP1 (red arrow) during hibernation (A) and non-hibernation. (B) White arrow indicates spermatozoa interaction with apices of epididymal epithelia. Scale bar: (A, B) 20 μm.