The nature of the 'nucleolus precursor body' in early preimplantation embryos: A review of fine-structure cytochemical, immunocytochemical and autoradiographic data related to nucleolar function

Zygote

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-191

  Flechon J E ^a   Kopecny V ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Cleaving embryo; Electron microscopy; Mammals; Nucleologenesis; rDNA

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

NUCLEAR PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOUSE; NUCLEOLUS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CELL NUCLEOLUS; MICE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032060836     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199498000112     Document Type: Review

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