Ultrastructure and morphology of spermatozoa in Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis Gray 1835) using scanning and transmission electron microscopy

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1269-1278

  Wei, Q ^a,c,d   Li, P ^a,c   Psenicka, M ^b   Alavi, S M Hadi ^b   Shen, L ^a,d   Liu, J ^a,d   Peknicova, J ^e   Linhart, O ^b  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acipenser sinensis; Acrosome; Fish biology; SEM; Spermatozoon; TEM

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; HISTOLOGY; MALE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPERMATOZOON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FISHES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SPERMATOZOA;

ACIPENSER SINENSIS; ACIPENSER TRANSMONTANUS;

EID: 33947581909     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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