The homology of cortical microtubules in platyhelminth spermatozoa: A comparative immunocytochemical study of acetylated tubulin

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 235-241

  Justine, Jean Lou ^a,c   Iomini, Carlo ^a   Raikova, Olga I ^a,b   Mollaret, Isabelle ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; AXONEME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PLATYHELMINTH; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SPERMATOZOON;

ACTINOPOSTHIA BEKLEMISCHEVI; ECHINOSTOMA CAPRONI; MONOGENEA; MONOPISTHOCOTYLEA; PLATYHELMINTHES; PSEUDODACTYLOGYRUS; TEMNOCEPHALIDAE;

EID: 0031815882     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.1998.tb01161.x     Document Type: Article

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