Sperm structure and spermiogenesis in Coletinia sp. (Nicoletiidae, Zygentoma, Insecta) with a comparative analysis of sperm structure in Zygentoma

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 233-244

  Dallai, R ^a   Carapelli, A ^a   Nardi, F ^a   Fanciulli, P P ^a   Lupetti, P ^a   Afzelius, B A ^b   Frati, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Insect phylogeny; Insect spermatozoa; Insect spermiogenesis; Intranuclear tubules; Mitochondrial derivatives; Sperm ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AXONEME; CELL DENSITY; CELL NUCLEUS INCLUSION BODY; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL SHAPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHROMATIN; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; INSECT; MALE; MICROTUBULE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; SYNAPOMORPHY;

ATELURIDAE; CTENOLEPISMA; CTENOLEPISMA LONGICAUDATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPISMA SACCHARINA; LEPISMATIDAE; NICOLETIIDAE; THERMOBIA DOMESTICA; THYSANURA;

EID: 3342943509     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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