Spermatogenesis in teleost: Insights from the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) model

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 187-190

  Vilela, D A R ^a   Silva, S G B ^a   Peixoto, M T D ^a   Godinho, H P ^a   Franca L R ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cycle length; Morphometry; Sertoli cell; Spermatogenesis; Temperature; Tilapia testis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEOST; TESTIS FUNCTION; TILAPIA;

MAMMALIA; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TELEOSTEI; TILAPIA;

EID: 8844244678     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:FISH.0000030523.16010.62     Document Type: Article

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