Ultrastructure of the reproductive system of the black swamp snake (Seminatrix pygaea). V. The temporal germ cell development strategy of the testis

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 223-230

  Gribbins, Kevin M ^a   Happ, Carrie S ^a   Sever, David M ^b  

^a WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black swamp snake; Germ cell cycle; Seminiferous epithelium; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SNAKE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMNIOTA; AVES; MAMMALIA; PODARCIS; REPTILIA; SEMINATRIX PYGAEA; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 29044441841     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2005.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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