Combined immunocytogenetic and molecular cytogenetic analysis of meiosis I human spermatocytes

Chromosome Research

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 562-573

  Barlow, Andrew L ^a   Hulten M A ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human; Immunocytology; In situ hybridization; Meiosis; Spermatocytes; Synaptonemal complex

Indexed keywords

REPETITIVE DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CENTROMERE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CHROMOSOME SATELLITE; CHROMOSOME SIZE; COSMID; CYTOGENETICS; DNA SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGENETICS; KINETICS; MALE; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOCYTE; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CRICETINAE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MIDDLE AGED; SPERMATOCYTES; STAINING AND LABELING; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX;

EID: 0030478896     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02261719     Document Type: Article

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