Duration of spermatogenesis and spermatogenic efficiency in 2 large neotropical rodent species: The agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) and paca (Agouti paca)

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 489-499

  Costa, Guilherme M J ^a   Leal, Marcelo C ^a   Ferreira, Ana Cássia S ^b   Guimarães, Diva A ^b   De França, Luiz Renato ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leydig cells; Sertoli cells; Spermatogenic cycle; Stereology; Testis

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI PACA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DASYPROCTA LEPORINA; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RODENT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEREOMETRY; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; RODENTIA; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 77957852647     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.109.009787     Document Type: Article

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