The cycle of the seminiferous epithelium in Landrace boars

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 211-225

  Garcia Gil, N ^a   Pinart, E ^a   Sancho, S ^a   Badia, E ^a   Bassols, J ^a   Kadar E ^a   Briz, M ^a   Bonet, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Morphology; Morphometry; Pig male reproduction; Spermatogenesis; Stages; Sus domesticus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CYTOLOGY; MALE; MEIOSIS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; MALE; MEIOSIS; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

SUS; SUS SCROFA; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 0037120922     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00144-6     Document Type: Article

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