Number and size of nucleoli in the spermatocytes of European domestic goose (Anser anser)

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 237-240

  Andraszek, Katarzyna ^a   Smalec, Elzbieta ^a  

^a SIEDLCE UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ag staining; Anser anser; Goose; NOR; Nucleolus

Indexed keywords

ANSER; ANSER ANSER;

EID: 36148935997     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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