Fine structure of undifferentiated gonads in rana dalmatina tadpoles

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-21

  Falconi, Rosanna ^a   Petrini, Stefania ^a   Quaglia, Antonio ^a   Zaccanti, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Gonadal morphogenesis; Oocytes; Oogonia; Sex differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040156203     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000109356378     Document Type: Article

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