Sex determination and female reproductive development in the genus schistosoma: A review

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 337-344

  Ribeiro Paes, J T ^a   Rodrigues, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Female development; Male development; Reproductive development; Schistosoma; Sex determination; Sex maturation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SCHISTOSOMA; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0031262962     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46651997000600006     Document Type: Article

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