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The spermatozoids of Flatworms and their microtubular systems

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  1. Marina Silveira

    Present address: Centro de Microscopia Electrônica, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 10, Brazil

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    This work was supported by a Training Grant from the United States Public Health Service, Number 2 G-707.

    During the course of this investigation Dr. Silveira was a Rockefeller Foundation Fellow.

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    Silveira, M., Porter, K.R. The spermatozoids of Flatworms and their microtubular systems. Protoplasma 59, 240–265 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01248560

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