Spermatogenesis of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis with dual patterns of acrosome and tail development in spermatids

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 62-69

  Reunov, A A ^a   Au, D W T ^b   Wu, R S S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acrosome formation; Flagellum development; Perna viridis; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002254661     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00012139     Document Type: Article

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