Sertoli Cells in the Testis of Caecilians, Ichthyophis tricolor and Uraeotyphlus cf. narayani (Amphibia: Gymnophiona): Light and Electron Microscopic Perspective

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 317-326

  Smita, Mathew ^a   Oommen, Oommen V ^a   George, Jancy M ^b   Akbarsha, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

^b BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Caecilians; Sertoli cells; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; MALE; SERTOLI CELLS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

AMPHIBIA; CAECILIA; GYMNOPHIONA; ICHTHYOPHIIDAE; ICHTHYOPHIS; ICHTHYOPHIS TRICOLOR; URAEOTYPHLUS NARAYANI;

EID: 0345015499     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10155     Document Type: Review

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