A comparative ultrastructural analysis of spermatogenesis in nemertean worms

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 365, Issue , 1997, Pages 55-72

  Stricker, Stephen A ^a   Folsom, Michael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gametogenesis; Nemertea; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; CLONE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FERTILIZATION; GERM CELL; MICROTUBULE; MITOCHONDRION; MUSCLE CELL; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WORM;

ANOPLA; ENOPLA; NECTONEMERTES; NEMERTEA; NEMERTEAN; NEMERTEANS;

EID: 0031397331     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003186611254     Document Type: Conference Paper

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