Quantitative (stereological) study of normal spermatogenesis in the adult monkey (Macaca fascicularis)

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 681-687

  Zhengwei, Yang ^a   McLachlan, Robert I ^a   Bremner, William J ^b   Wreford, Nigel G ^c  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Sertoli cell; Spermiogenesis; Stereology; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GERM CELL; MACACA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEREOLOGY; TESTIS SIZE; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; GERM CELLS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 0031405969     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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