Nematode sperm

Parasitology Today

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 425-430

  Scott, Alan L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

FERTILIZATION; GENITAL SYSTEM; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

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EID: 0030297096     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-4758(96)10063-6     Document Type: Review

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