Testicular degeneration during spermatogenesis in the blue shark, Prionace glauca: Nonconformity with expression as seen in the diametric testes of other carcharhinids

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 272, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 938-948

  Mcclusky, Leon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Blue shark; Spermatocysts; Testicular degeneration; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SERTOLI CELL; SHARK; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON; SQUALUS; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; MALE; SERTOLI CELLS; SHARKS; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA; SPERMATOZOA; SQUALUS ACANTHIAS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; CARCHARHINIDAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; PRIONACE GLAUCA; SCYLIORHINUS CANICULA; SQUALUS; SQUALUS ACANTHIAS;

EID: 79959920922     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10958     Document Type: Article

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