Preparation and ultrastructure of spermatozoa from Green Poison Frogs, Dendrobates auratus, following hormonal induced spermiation (Amphibia, Anura, Dendrobatidae)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 113, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 177-186

  Lipke, Christian ^a   Meinecke Tillmann, Sabine ^a   Meyer, Wilfried ^a   Meinecke, Burkhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dendrobatid frog; Electron microscopy; Morphology; Sperm

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HORMONE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FROGS AND TOADS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES EXTINCTION; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MIDPIECE; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; ANURA; BREEDING; CELL NUCLEUS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; HORMONES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPERM MATURATION; SPERM MIDPIECE; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERM TAIL; SPERMATOZOA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; DENDROBATES AURATUS; DENDROBATIDAE; HYLOIDEA; RANOIDEA;

EID: 64949140896     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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