Scanning electron microscopy of the egg surface of the common toad, Bufo bufo, following fertilization and during first cleavage

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-34

  Semik, Danuta ^a   Kilarski, Wincenty ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cell membrane; Egg surface; SEM; Toad

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOAD;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO BUFO;

EID: 0031905156     PISSN: 00155586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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