Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723): father of micromorphology and discoverer of spermatozoa.
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The Dutch merchant and naturalist Anton van Leeuwenhoek is considered to be the father of optic microscopy and the precursor of bacteriology. Among others, he discovered and studied the spermatozoon.
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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Revista Argentina de microbiologia
دوره 42 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010