Ultrastructure of the spermatozoa of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Ostreidae)

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 395-400

  Gwo, Jin Chywan ^a,c   Liou, C H ^a   Cheng, C H ^b  

^a Taiwan National Ocean University

^b TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Crassostrea gigas; Mollusc; Oyster; Sperm; Ultrastructurer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000185563     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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