Homologous and illegitimate recombination in developing Xenopus oocytes and eggs

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1993, Pages 6897-6906

  Lehman, Chris W ^a,b   Clemens, Michael ^a,c   Worthylake, David K ^a   Trautman, Jonathan K ^a   Carroll, Dana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EXONUCLEASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMAL; DNA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; IN VITRO; KINETICS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; OOCYTES; OVULATION INDUCTION; OVUM; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0027375231     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.13.11.6897     Document Type: Article

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