An ultrastructural study of spermiogenesis in two species of Sitophilus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Biocell

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-236

  Name, Khesller Patrícia Olázia ^a   Dos Reis, Giuliano Pagy Felipe ^a   Báo, Sônia Nair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Curculionidae; Insect sperm; Sitophilus; Spermiogenesis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COLEOPTERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SITOPHILUS; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; MALE; SPERM TAIL; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOGENESIS; WEEVILS;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; CURCULIONOIDEA; HEXAPODA; SITOPHILUS; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548717573     PISSN: 03279545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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