Spermiogenesis in two paramphistomes from Nile fish in Egypt: An ultrastructural study

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-226

  Ashour, A A ^a   Garo, K ^b   Gamil, I S ^c  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Helwan University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AXONEME; BASIDIODISCUS ECTORCHIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; FISH; FLAGELLUM; KINETOSOME; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SANDONIA SUDANENSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SYNODONTIS SCHALL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREMATODE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AXONEME; EGYPT; FISHES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PARAMPHISTOMATIDAE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

SYNODONTIS; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 34548661996     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X07409816     Document Type: Article

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