Polysome-like structures in the chromatoid body of rat spermatids

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 291, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 575-579

  Figueroa, Jaime ^a   Burzio, Luis O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Laboratorio de Inmunología   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chromatoid body; Polysomes; Rat; RNA; Spermatid; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CHROMATID; DENSE BODY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPERMATID;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; MALE; POLYRIBOSOMES; RATS; RNA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5.8S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5S; SPERMATIDS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031881935     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051027     Document Type: Article

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