Patterns of nucleolar activity during spermatogenesis of two triatomines, Panstrongylus megistus and P. Herteri

Caryologia

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 177-184

  Tartarotti, Ester ^a   Vieela De Azeredo Oeiveira, Maria Tercleia ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Nucleolar persistence; Nucleolus; Panstrongylus; Spermatogenesis; Triatomines

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040788652     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.1998.10589171     Document Type: Article

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