Lectin-Binding Patterns in the Testes of the Java Fruit Bat (Pteropus vampyrus) and the Japanese Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus cornutus)

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 309-314

  Morigaki, Takashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese lesser horseshoe bat; Java fruit bat; Lectin; Spermatid; Testis

Indexed keywords

EID: 2242488842     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.46.309     Document Type: Article

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