A novel membrane specialization in the sperm tail of bug insects (heteroptera)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 270, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 825-833

  Mercati, David ^a   Giusti, Fabiola ^a   Dallai, Romano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Freeze fracture; Insect sperm; Membrane specializations; Sperm ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AXONEME; CELL MEMBRANE; FREEZE FRACTURE; HETEROPTERA; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AXONEME; CELL MEMBRANE; FREEZE FRACTURING; HETEROPTERA; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MITOCHONDRIA; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM TAIL; SPERMATOGENESIS;

HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 67651050052     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10721     Document Type: Article

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