Fine structure of spermiogenesis with special reference to the spermatid morulae of the freshwater mussel Prisodon alatus (Bivalvia, Unionoidea)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 238, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-70

  Matos, Edilson ^a   Corral, Laura ^b   Azevedo, Carlos ^b,c  

^a Faculty of Agricultural Sciences   (Brazil)

^b University of Oporto   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bivalvia; Prisodon alatus; Spermatid morulae; Spermiogenesis; Unionoidea

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031670917     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199810)238:1<63::AID-JMOR5>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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