Histone gene expression and chromatin structure during spermatogenesis

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 424, Issue , 1997, Pages 37-48

  Doenecke, D ^a   Drabent, B ^a   Bode, C ^a   Bramlage, B ^a   Franke, K ^a   Gavenis K ^a   Kosciessa, U ^a   Witt, Olaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030670123     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5913-9_4     Document Type: Review

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