Morphological characterization of the seminiferous cycle in the goat (Capra hircus): A histological and ultrastructural study

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-241

  Onyango, D W ^a   Wango, E O ^a   Otiang'a Owiti, G E ^a   Oduor Okelo, D ^a   Werner, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Goat; Seminiferous cycle; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL INCLUSION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GOAT; GOLGI STAIN; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0034015297     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-9602(00)80026-6     Document Type: Article

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