Changes in the tubular compartment of the testis of Gallus domesticus during development

British Poultry Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 296-307

  Gonzalez Moran M G ^a   Soria Castro, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKEN; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; MALE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 77952484425     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071661003745836     Document Type: Article

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