Ultrastructure of the reproductive system of the black swamp snake (Seminatrix pygaea). VI. Anterior testicular ducts and their nomenclature

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 104-115

  Sever, David M ^a  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Histology; Reproduction; Reptilia; Seminatrix; Serpentes; Squamata; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RETE TESTIS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SNAKE; TESTIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; COLUBRIDAE; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; RETE TESTIS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TESTIS;

AMNIOTA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SAUROPSIDA; SEMINATRIX; SEMINATRIX PYGAEA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 71449095398     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10784     Document Type: Article

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