Chromatin condensation during Scrobicularia plana spermiogenesis: A controlled and comparative enzymatic ultracytochemical study

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 88-94

  Sousa, M ^a   Cunha, C ^a   Erkan, M ^b   Guerra, R ^c   Oliveira, E ^a   Baldaia, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chromatin condensation; Enzyme cytochemistry; Mollusca; Spermatogenesis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

5' NUCLEOTIDASE; ACID PHOSPHATASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ADENYLATE KINASE; ARYLSULFATASE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; LEAD; LEVAMISOLE; NUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATASE; THEOPHYLLINE; THIAMINE PYROPHOSPHATASE; VANADIC ACID; ZINC;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; MOLLUSCA; SCROBICULARIA PLANA;

EID: 0034019813     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/tice.1999.0090     Document Type: Article

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