Stages and duration of spermatogenesis in the domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 439-446

  Nakai, M ^a   Van Cleeff, J K ^a   Bahr, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

BrdU; Duration; Ferret; Spermatogenesis; Stage

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CELL LABELING; FERRET; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 8344278746     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2004.08.003     Document Type: Article

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