New findings on sperm ultrastructure of Xenos vesparum (Rossi) (Strepsiptera, Insecta)

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-27

  Dallai, R ^a   Beani, L ^b   Kathirithamby, J ^c   Lupetti, P ^a   Afzelius, B A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Flea model glycocalyx; Insect sperm ultrastructure; Microtubular protofilaments; Strepsipteran phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AXONEME; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CENTRIOLE; COLEOPTERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLY; GLYCOCALYX; INSECT; MACROMOLECULE; MALE; MICROTUBULE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPERM; SPERMATID; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; SYNAPOMORPHY; TISSUE FIXATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MECOPTERA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); STREPSIPTERA; XENOS VESPARUM;

EID: 0037295816     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-8166(02)00099-X     Document Type: Article

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