Cytogenetic analysis in the spermatogenesis of Triatoma melanosoma (Reduviidae; Heteroptera)

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 326-335

  Bardella, V B ^a   Azeredo Oliveira, M T V ^a   Tartarotti, E ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytogenetics; Holocentric chromosomes; Meiosis; Nucleolus; Spermatogenesis; Triatomines

Indexed keywords

SILVER;

ARTICLE; CELL KINETICS; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CYTOGENETICS; MALE; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PARASITE VECTOR; SEX CHROMOSOME; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA MELANOSOMA; TRIATOMINE;

HETEROPTERA; REDUVIIDAE; TRIATOMA MELANOSOMA;

EID: 47949120977     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol7-2gmr411     Document Type: Article

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