Acrosome reaction in spermatozoa of the ascidian styela plicata (ascidiacea, tunicata)

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 89-94

  Fukumoto, Makoto ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acrosome; Acrosome reaction; Ascidiacea; Spermatozoa; Tunicata

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME REACTION; ACROSOME; CELL MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FUSION; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0033958787     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2000.9652404     Document Type: Article

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