Spermiogenesis in Melanophryniscus cambaraensis (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae): Ultrastructural and cytochemical studies of carbohydrates using lectins

Cytobios

Volumn 413, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 203-216

  Báo, Sônia Nair ^a,b   Vieira, Gustavo Henrique Calazans ^a   De Paiva Fernandes, Adrienne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Carbohydrates; Lectins; Melanophryniscus cambaraensis; Spermiogenesis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; GLYCOCONJUGATE; LECTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; TOAD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BUFONIDAE; CARBOHYDRATES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GLYCOCONJUGATES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LECTINS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SPERM HEAD; SPERM TAIL; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0035225179     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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