Ultrastructure of langur monkey epididymidis prior to and following vasectomy and vasovasostomy

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 24-33

  Srivastava, S ^a   Ansari, A S ^a   Lohiya, N K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Langur monkey; Vasectomy; Vasovasostomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL SECRETION; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EPIDIDYMIS; GOLGI COMPLEX; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MICROVILLUS; MITOCHONDRION; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; STEREOCILIUM; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASECTOMY; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 0034009431     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/0924-3860(200002)38:01;1;FT024     Document Type: Article

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