Ultrastructural study of the spermiogenesis and localization of tubulin in spermatid and spermatozoon of Diabrotica speciosa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)

Cytobios

Volumn 1996, Issue 347, 1996, Pages 231-241

  Fernandes, Adrienne P ^a   Béo, Sônia N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diabrotica speciosa; Immunocytochemistry; Microtubules; Spermiogenesis; Tubulin; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039517450     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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