Stages in spermatogenesis of two species of caecilians, Ichthyophis tricolor and Uraeotyphlus cf. narayani (Amphibia: Gymnophiona): Light and electron microscopic study

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 92-104

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

^b BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Caecilians; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

AMPHIBIA; GYMNOPHIONA; ICHTHYOPHIIDAE; ICHTHYOPHIS; ICHTHYOPHIS TRICOLOR; URAEOTYPHLUS NARAYANI;

EID: 3142599375     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10231     Document Type: Article

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