Chromatin structure and gene expression in the preimplantation mammalian embryo

Reproduction Nutrition Development

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 619-635

  Thompson, E M ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Genome activation; High mobility group proteins; Histone acetylation; Nuclear compartmentalization

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; PROTAMINE;

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMETHYLATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0030449675     PISSN: 09265287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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