Ultrastructure of the sperm axoneme and molecular analysis of axonemal dynein in ephemeroptera (Insecta)

Cytoskeleton

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 328-339

  Mencarelli, Caterina ^a   Mercati, David ^a   Dallai, Romano ^a   Lupetti, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central sheath; Inner arm dynein; Quick freeze deep etch; Radial spokes; Sperm axoneme

Indexed keywords

AXONEMAL DYNEIN; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; AXONEME; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLOEON DIPTERUM; ECDYONURUS VENOSUS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPHEMEROPTERA; GEOMETRY; HEAVY CHAIN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; AXONEME; DYNEINS; EPHEMEROPTERA; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84900024625     PISSN: 19493584     EISSN: 19493592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cm.21175     Document Type: Article

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