Spermatogenesis in common shrews, Sorex araneus, from a hybrid zone with extensive Robertsonian polymorphism

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 80, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 158-164

  Narain, Yolanda ^a   Fredga, K ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GERM CELL; HYBRID; INSECTIVORE; KARYOTYPE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBERTSONIAN CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CHIMERA; KARYOTYPING; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SHREWS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; ARANEUS; ROBERTSONIA; SOREX ARANEUS; SORICIDAE;

EID: 0031852834     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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