Dicyemid's dilemma: Structure versus genes. The unorthodox structure of dicyemid reproduction

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 343, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 649-658

  Czaker, Renate ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dicyemid; Immunology; Spermiogenesis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICYEMIDA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SYNAPOMORPHY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FERTILIZATION; GONADS; MALE; OOCYTES; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS;

CNIDARIA; DICYEMA; DICYEMIDA; LOPHOTROCHOZOA; METAZOA; PORIFERA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79953824824     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-010-1124-z     Document Type: Article

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