Degeneration of germ line cells in amphibian ovary

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 319-327

  Ogielska, Maria ^a   Rozenblut, Beata ^a   Augustyńska, Renata ^a   Kotusz, Agnieszka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Atresia; Germ line; Oogenesis; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CYST; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FROG; GERM CELL; JUVENILE; MORPHOLOGY; PIGMENT;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA LESSONAE; RANA RIDIBUNDA; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 77954732458     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2009.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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