Morphological and histological changes in the genital ducts of the male Atlantic stingray, Dasyatis sabina, during the seasonal reproductive cycle

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-35

  Piercy, A ^a,b   Gelsleichter, Jimg ^c   Snelson Jr , F F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dasyatis sabina; Epididymis; PCNA; Seminal vesicle

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASMOBRANCHII; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MITOSIS; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; STROMA;

DASYATIDAE; DASYATIS; DASYATIS SABINA; ELASMOBRANCHII;

EID: 8744280127     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:FISH.0000035894.45256.59     Document Type: Article

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