Structure and ultrastructure of spermatozoa of Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Micron

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 853-860

  Name, K P O ^a   Pujol Luz, J R ^a   Bao S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; MICRO-TUBULAR; SEMINAL VESICLE; VAS DEFERENS;

MITOCHONDRIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CYTOLOGY; EJACULATORY DUCT; FLY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; EJACULATORY DUCTS; MALE; ORGANELLES; SEMINAL VESICLES; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; VAS DEFERENS;

BRACHYCERA; CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA MEGACEPHALA; DIPTERA;

EID: 77955922453     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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