DNA nicks and increased sensitivity of DNA to fluorescence in situ end labeling during functional spermiogenesis

BioTechniques

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 496-502

  Smith, Avril ^a   Haaf, Thomas ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; LIPOCORTIN 5;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS CELL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031670463     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/98253rr05     Document Type: Article

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