Transcription and masking of mRNA in germ cells: Involvement of Y-box proteins

Chromosoma

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 469-478

  Sommerville, John ^a   Ladomery, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

GAMETOGENESIS; GERM CELL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; REVIEW; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

EID: 0029935706     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00352111     Document Type: Review

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