The ultrastructure of the mature spermatozoon of the bivalve Gafrarium tumidum (Bivalvia, Heterodonta, Veneridae, Circinae)

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-54

  Cheng, C H ^a   Yang, W T ^b   Gwo, J C ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bivalve; Mollusca; Morphology; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CELL MATURATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CENTRIOLE; GAFRARIUM TUMIDUM; MITOCHONDRION; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPERMATOZOON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIVALVIA; GAFRARIUM; HETEROCONCHIA; MOLLUSCA; VENERIDAE;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; MALE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0036372343     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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