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Relationship between the chromatoid body and the acrosomal system in early spermatids of Myxine glutinosa L.

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A transient close relationship between the chromatoid body and the developing acrosome is demonstrated in early spermatids of Myxine glutinosa.

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Eine vorübergehende enge Beziehung zwischen dem Chromatoiden Körper und dem sich entwickelnden Acrosom wird in jungen Spermatiden von Myxine glutinosa demonstriert.

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  1. Zoological Institute, University of Salzburg, Austria

    Ingrid Alvestad-Graebner & Hans Adam

  2. Institute of Anatomy, University of Bergen, Norway

    Ingrid Alvestad-Graebner & Hans Adam

  3. Biological Station of the University of Oslo in Dröbak, Norway

    Ingrid Alvestad-Graebner & Hans Adam

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Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Drs. h.c. W. Bargmann on the occasion of his 70th birthday

This work was supported by the Norwegian Research Council for Science and Humanities (NAVF, Grant Nr. D 61.44) and the Austrian “Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung”, Projekt 2183

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Alvestad-Graebner, I., Adam, H. Relationship between the chromatoid body and the acrosomal system in early spermatids of Myxine glutinosa L.. Cell Tissue Res. 174, 427–430 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00220685

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