Ameboid cells in spermatogenic cysts of caecilian testis

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 263, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 340-355

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

^b BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ameboid cells; Caecilians; Collecting ductules; Residual bodies; Testis

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS;

CAECILIA; GYMNOPHIONA;

EID: 16244395524     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10310     Document Type: Article

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