Microscopic structure of the sperm storage tubules in the polygynandrous alpine accentor, Prunella collaris (Aves)

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 299-306

  Chiba, Akira ^a   Nakamura, Masahiko ^b  

^a NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JOETSU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Histology; Passerine bird; Prunella collaris; Sperm storage tubule; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BIRD; CELL INFILTRATION; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FEMALE; GOLGI COMPLEX; LYMPHOID CELL; LYSOSOME; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; OVIDUCT; PRUNELLA COLLARIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPERM PRESERVATION; TONOFILAMENT;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PASSERIFORMES; PRUNELLA COLLARIS;

EID: 0035495035     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-6395.2001.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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