Expression of the mouse testicular histone gene H1t during spermatogenesis

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 247-251

  Drabent, Birgit ^a   Bode, Christa ^a   Bramlage, Birgit ^a   Doenecke, Detlef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H1;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0029770092     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02484408     Document Type: Article

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