Ectaquasperm-like parasperm in an internally fertilizing gastropod

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 223-231

  Winik, Beatriz C ^a   Catalán, Marta ^a   Gamarra Luques, Carlos ^b   Castro Vazquez, Alfredo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CUYO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Caenogastropod parasperm; Sertoli cells; Spermiogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; BILATERIA; CAENOGASTROPODA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; POMACEA CANALICULATA;

EID: 70349213940     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2009.00158.x     Document Type: Article

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