Structure and energy pathways of spermatozoa of the rove beetle Aleochara bilineata (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 413-420

  Werner, M ^a   Zissler, D ^a   Peschke, K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aleochara bilineata; Energy metabolism; Insect sperm ultrastructure; Mitochondrial derivatives; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AXONEME; BEETLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MITOCHONDRION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ALEOCHARA BILINEATA; ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 0033503216     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/tice.1999.0052     Document Type: Article

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