Spermiogenesis and spermiation in a monotreme mammal, the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 217-232

  Lin, Minjie ^a   Jones, Russell C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Monotreme; Platypus; Spermatid differentiation

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CYTOPLASM; GAMETE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLATYPUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PLATYPUS; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MONOTREMATA; ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 0034103068     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878299005877     Document Type: Article

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