Analysis of expression and function of topoisomerase I and II during meiosis in male mice

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 489-498

  Cobb, John ^a   Reddy, Rajashekar K ^a   Park, Cynthia ^a   Handel, Mary Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

meiosis; meiotic metaphase; spermatogenesis; topoisomerase

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); TENIPOSIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERM CELL; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE I; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MALE; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; OKADAIC ACID; PROPHASE; PROTEIN KINASES; SPERMATOZOA; TENIPOSIDE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030980443     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199704)46:4<489::AID-MRD7>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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