Spermathecal Plate (IMAGE)

Hokkaido University

Spermathecal Plate

Caption

The spermathecal plate, or the valve, is made of a stopcock (CE) that switches the flow, a fan-like muscle, and a rubber-like protein called resilin.

Credit

Yoshizawa K., et al., <i>eLife</i>, Oct. 16, 2018

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