Time lapse movie of meiosis II in a living spermatocyte from the crane fly, Nephrotoma suturalis, viewed with polarized light microscopy
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2002-11Metadata
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Meiosis II; Spermatocyte; Microtubules; Kinetochore microtubules; Polarized light microscopy; LC-PolScopeAbstract
The events of meiosis II in two living spermatocytes obtained from the testis of a crane-fly larva are recorded in this time-lapse sequence beginning at prophase II through telophase II to the near completion of cytokinesis following meiosis II.
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Moving Image: LaFountain, James R., Oldenbourg, Rudolf, "Time lapse movie of meiosis II in a living spermatocyte from the crane fly, Nephrotoma suturalis, viewed with polarized light microscopy", 2002-11, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/2642Related items
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