Spermatogenic cycle length and spermatogenic efficiency in the gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 872-880

  Segatelli, Tânia M ^a   França, Luiz R ^b   Pinheiro, Patricia F F ^c   Almeida, Camila C D ^c   Martinez, Marcelo ^d   Martinez, Francisco E ^c  

^a Dept of Morphofisiological Science   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Morphometry; Sperm production; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

THYMIDINE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERBIL; GERM CELL; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MEIOSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TESTIS;

EID: 7044260971     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.2004.tb03156.x     Document Type: Article

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