Spermatozoa and spermiogenesis of Holocnemus pluchei (Scopoli, 1763) (Pholcidae, Araneae)

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 489-497

  Michalik, P ^a   Dallai, R ^b   Giusti, F ^b   Mercati, D ^b   Alberti, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cleistospermia; Microtubules; Pholcidae; Secretion; Spider spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CENTRIOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPIDER; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; HOLOCNEMUS PLUCHEI; PHOLCIDAE; PHOLCUS PHALANGIOIDES;

EID: 29144528807     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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