Morphofunctional changes in Leydig cells throughout the continuous spermatogenesis of the freshwater teleost fish, Serrasalmus spilopleura (Characiformes, Characidae): An ultrastructural and enzyme study

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 329, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 339-349

  Nobrega R H ^a,b   Quagio Grassiotto, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

3 HSD; Acid phosphatase; Leydig cells; Serrasalmus spilopleura, pirambeba piranha (Teleostei); Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ACID PHOSPHATASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CELL AGING; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESTRUS CYCLE; GAMETE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TELEOST;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; FISHES; FRESH WATER; LEYDIG CELLS; LYSOSOMES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SPERMATOGENESIS;

CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; SERRASALMUS SPILOPLEURA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 34347391283     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-006-0377-z     Document Type: Article

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