Photo-activation of respiration in degenerated sperm of echiuroid, oyster and sea urchin

Zoological Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 237-246

  Fujiwara, Akiko ^a   Tazawa, Eigoro ^b   Kamata, Yasuyuki ^a   Yasumasu, Ikuo ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHINOIDEA; ECHIUROIDEA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 0033110610     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.16.237     Document Type: Article

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