Testicular morphology of a greater Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 937-940

  Endo, Hideki ^b   Yamada, Tadasu K ^b   Nakamuta, Nobuaki ^a   Tanemura, Kentaro ^a   Kurohmaru, Masamichi ^a   Hayashi, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ageing; Greater Indian rhinoceros; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RHINOCEROS UNICORNIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; PERISSODACTYLA; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; PERISSODACTYLA; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTIS;

EID: 0030253118     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.58.10_937     Document Type: Article

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