Ultrastructural description and cytochemical study of the spermatozoon of Crotallus durissus (Squamata, Serpentes)

Micron

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 915-925

  Cunha, L D ^a   Tavares Bastos, L ^a   Bao S N ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytochemistry; E PTA; Filipin; Immunocytochemistry; Snakes; Spermatozoa; Tannic acid; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ETHANOL; MICROSTRUCTURE; MONOMERS; PROTEINS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

DENSE STRUCTURES; EXTRACELLULAR; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY (IC); MICROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES; MICROTUBULE (MT); MICROTUBULES (MT); PERIPHERAL (SPI); PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID (HPWA); RELEVANT INFORMATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; TANNIC ACID (TA); TUBULAR STRUCTURES; VARIABLE SHAPE;

FIBROUS MEMBRANES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; SNAKE; SPERMATOZOON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SNAKES; SPERM HEAD; SPERMATOZOA;

SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 48749114032     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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