Ultrastructural study of spermiogenesis in the turkey, Meleagris gallopavo

British Poultry Science

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 674-682

  Aire, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; SERTOLI CELL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TURKEY (BIRD); ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; MALE; SERTOLI CELLS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TURKEYS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 0942269770     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660310001643651     Document Type: Article

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