Expression of the mouse histone gene H1t begins at premeiotic stages of spermatogenesis

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 291, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 127-132

  Drabent, Birgit ^a   Bode, Christa ^a   Miosge, Nicolai ^a   Herken, Rainer ^a   Doenecke, Detlef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Histone H1t; Immunogold staining; In situ hybridization; Mouse (NMRI); Spermatogenesis; Western blot analysis

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H1; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HYBRIDIZATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS;

EID: 0031890973     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050986     Document Type: Article

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