RNA in spermatozoa: Implications for the alternative haploid genome

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 473-478

  Kramer, Jeffrey A ^a   Krawetz, Stephen A ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Genetics; Histones; Protamines; RNA

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; MESSENGER RNA; RNA;

ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATIN; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; GENOME; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENOME; HAPLOIDY; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RNA; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031155076     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.6.473     Document Type: Article

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