The ultrastructure of the spermatozoa of Epipedobates flavopictus (amphibia, anura, dendrobatidae), with comments on its evolutionary significance

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 356-364

  Garda, Adrian A ^a,b   Colli, Guarino R ^a   Aguiar Júnior, Odair ^b   Recco Pimentel, Shirlei M ^b   Báo, Sônia N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anura; Dendrobatidae; Epipedobates; Sperm; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AXONEME; BRAZIL; CELL INCLUSION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CENTRIOLE; EVOLUTION; FROGS AND TOADS; HOMOGENATE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; TOAD; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FERTILIZATION; FLAGELLUM; HISTOLOGY; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; DENDROBATIDAE; EPIPEDOBATES; HYLOIDEA; RANOIDEA;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; ANURA; CELL NUCLEUS; CENTRIOLES; FERTILIZATION; FLAGELLA; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOCHONDRIA; PHYLOGENY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 0036774819     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040816602000368     Document Type: Article

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