Tubulin immunocytochemistry of the spermatozoa in the cestode Mesocestoides litteratus (Mesocestoididae)

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 130-134

  Miquel, Jordi ^a   Marchand, Bernard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

Author keywords

Cestoda; Immunocytochemistry; Mesocestoides litteratus; Mesocestoididae; Spermatozoon; Spermiogenesis; Tubulin; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242507321     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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