The structural organisation of sperm head components of the wombat and koala (suborder: Vombatiformes): An enigma amongst marsupials

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-66

  Breed, William G ^a   Leigh, Christopher M ^a   Ricci, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Marsupials; Sperm structure

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; TRITON X 100;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL VACUOLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES; SPERMATOZOON; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OCTOXYNOL; SPERM HEAD;

ANIMALIA; LASIORHINUS; METATHERIA; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS; VOMBATIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 0035138458     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878200007160     Document Type: Article

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