Ultrastructural observation of spermatozoa and fertilization in Schistosoma japonicum

Acta Tropica

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-70

  Yang, Ming Yi ^a   Dong, Hui Fen ^a   Jiang, Ming Sen ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cortical granule; Digenea; Fertilization; Schistosoma japonicum; Spermatozoa; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); SPERM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; AXONEME; CELL DENSITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION; FLAGELLUM; MICROTUBULE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PRONUCLEUS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROTUBULES; OVUM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SPERM HEAD; SPERM TAIL; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 0037213987     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(02)00233-4     Document Type: Article

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