Spermatogenesis and sperm structure of Acerella muscorum, (Ionescu, 1930) (Hexapoda, Protura)

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-104

  Dallai, R ^a   Mercati, D ^a   Bu, Y ^b   Yin, Y W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aflagellate spermatozoa; Comparative spermatology; Electron microscopy; Spermiogenesis

Indexed keywords

ACERELLA MUSCORUM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CENTRIOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; INSECT; MALE; MATURITY; MICROSCOPY; MICROTUBULE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; SPERM; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ACERELLA MUSCORUM; HEXAPODA; PROTURA;

EID: 77952008609     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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