Cellular organisation of the mature testes and stages of spermiogenesis in Danio rerio (Cyprinidae; Teleostei)-Structural and ultrastructural studies

Micron

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 833-839

  Rupik, W ^a   Huszno, J ^a   Klag, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Danio erio; Stages of spermiogenesis; Testis structure; Testis ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

C-SHAPED; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CYPRINIDAE; DANIO ERIO; DANIO RERIO; NUCLEAR ROTATION; NUCLEUS DIAMETER; TESTIS STRUCTURE; TESTIS ULTRASTRUCTURE; ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDY;

CYTOLOGY;

CELLS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; ZEBRAFISH;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; DANIO; DANIO RERIO; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 80051576970     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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