Ultrastructure of sperm head differentiation in the lizard, Acanthodactylus boskinus (Squamata, Reptilia)

International Journal of Zoological Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 60-72

  Al Dokhi, O A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Lizards; Sperm head; Spermiogenesis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACANTHODACTYLUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33746010908     PISSN: 18119778     EISSN: 18119786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijzr.2006.60.72     Document Type: Article

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