Ultrastructural features of photoreceptor and associated structures in relation to visual adaptation of Cicadetta montana: A transmission electron microscopic study and review

Cytobios

Volumn 1999, Issue 389, 1999, Pages 159-174

  Dey, Sudip ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cicad; Compound eye; Retinula cells; Transmission electron microscope

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346491602     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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