Spermiogenesis in caecilians Ichthyophis tricolor and Uraeotyphlus cf. narayani (Amphibia: Gymnophiona): Analysis by light and transmission electron microscopy

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 484-499

  Smita, Mathew ^a   George, Jancy M ^b   Girija, R ^b   Akbarsha, M A ^b   Oommen, Oommen V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

^b BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Caecilians; Sperm; Spermiogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOGENESIS;

AMPHIBIA; GYMNOPHIONA; ICHTHYOPHIS; ICHTHYOPHIS TRICOLOR; URAEOTYPHLUS NARAYANI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 7044254938     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10258     Document Type: Article

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