nebenkern


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nebenkern

(ˈneɪbənˌkɜːn)
n
(Microbiology) a mitochondrial structure in the sperm of certain insects
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ferrugineus, the nuclei of early spermatids were observed to be displaced to the cell periphery, while the nebenkern concentrated at the opposite pole to form 2 clusters.
Ultrastructural characteristics of spermiogenesis in Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
The distinct stages of coalescence, bipartite mass (nebenkern), onion, loaf, and mitochondrial derivatives will be discussed, as will the placement of the two mitochondrial derivatives in the mature sperm.
Environmental Science & Ecology
Identification du parasome (nebenkern) de Janickina pigmentifera a un symbionte (Perkinsella amoebae nov.
Nuclear small-subunit ribosomal RNA gene-based characterization, molecular phylogeny and PCR detection of the neoparamoeba from Western Long Island Sound lobster
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