Occurrence and formation of cytoskeletal proteins in mammalian spermatozoa

Andrologia

Volumn 30, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 193-206

  Oko, R ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fibrous sheath; Outer dense fibres; Perinuclear theca; Spermatozoa; Spermiogenesis

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; AXONEME; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON TAIL;

EID: 0031949015     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1998.tb01161.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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