Partial wave in human seminiferous tubules appears to be a random occurrence

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-136

  Johnson, L ^a   Mckenzie, K Scott ^a   Snell, J R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human; Testis; Wave of spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; PARENCHYMA; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0029928755     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-8166(96)80001-2     Document Type: Article

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