Morphology of the male reproductive system, sperm ultrastructure and γ-irradiation of the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliv. (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae)

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 274-285

  Paoli, Francesco ^a   Dallai, Romano ^b   Cristofaro, Massimo ^c   Arnone, Silvia ^c   Francardi, Valeria ^a   Roversi, Pio Federico ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genital apparatus; Genital system; Insect spermatogenesis; Sterile insect technique (SIT); TEM

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY SEX ORGAN; ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AXONEME; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PROSTATE; RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WEEVIL; ANIMAL; REPRODUCTION;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; DRYOPHTHORINAE; HEXAPODA; NEPTUNIA; RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS;

ANIMALS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; WEEVILS;

EID: 84904978893     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: 15323072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2014.06.003     Document Type: Article

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