Melanocytes in the testes of eupemphix nattereri (Anura, Leiuperidae): Histological, stereological, and ultrastructural aspects

Anatomical Record

Volumn 290, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 795-800

  Zieri, Rodrigo ^a   Taboga, Sebastião Roberto ^a   De Oliveira, Classius ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anura; Extracutaneous pigmentary system; Melanocyte; Melanosomes; Testes

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CELL SIZE; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; FIBROBLAST; FROGS AND TOADS; HISTOLOGY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOSOME; ORGAN SIZE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BRAZIL; CELL SIZE; COLLAGEN; CYTOSKELETON; FIBROBLASTS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MELANOSOMES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; ORGAN SIZE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TESTIS;

EID: 34547489443     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20553     Document Type: Article

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