Gametogenesis and nucleotypic effects in the tetraploid red vizcacha rat, Tympanoctomys barrerae (Rodentia, Octodontidae)

Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 767-775

  Gallardo, Milton H ^a   Garrido, Orlando ^a   Bahamonde, Raúl ^a   González, Marcelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Nucleotypic effects; Octodontidae; Oogenesis; Spermatogenesis; Tetraploidy; Tympanoctomys barrerae

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; DNA CONTENT; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GRANULOSA CELL; HETEROCHROMATIN; LUTEAL CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; POLYPLOIDY; RAT; RECORDING; RODENT; SOMATIC CELL GENETICS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; TETRAPLOIDY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALIA; CYANUS; OCTODON DEGUS; OCTODONTIDAE; RODENTIA; SPALACOPUS CYANUS; TYMPANOCTOMYS BARRERAE;

EID: 9444229418     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602004000500006     Document Type: Article

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