The female gonad in two species of Microplana (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Rhynchodemidae): Ultrastructural and cytochemical investigations

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 270, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1042-1054

  Falleni, Alessandra ^a   Lucchesi, Paolo ^a   Ghezzani, Claudio ^a   McDonald, Jillian C ^b   Jones, Hugh D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Bridge House   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessory cells; Female gonad; Oocyte; Tricladida; Ultrastructure; Vitellocyte

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOLS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOLGI COMPLEX; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TURBELLARIA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; GOLGI APPARATUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PHENOLS; TURBELLARIA;

DUGESIIDAE; MICROPLANA; MICROPLANA TERRESTRIS; PLATYHELMINTHES; PROSERIATA; RHYNCHODEMIDAE; TRICLADIDA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 69449108746     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10741     Document Type: Article

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