Detection of apoptosis in the ovarian follicle cells of ecdyonurus venosus (ephemeroptera, heptageniidae)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 291-295

  Gaino, Elda ^a   Rebora, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell death; Mayfly; TUNEL reaction

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; MAYFLY;

EPHEMEROPTERA; HEPTAGENIIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0942289103     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000309356531     Document Type: Article

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