Localization of lamins in mammalian spermatozoa

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 573-580

  Goldman, R D ^a   Baccetti, B ^b   Collodel, G ^b   Gambera, L ^b   Moretti, E ^b   Piomboni, P ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Immunocytochemistry; Lamin; Mammalian spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

LAMIN; LAMIN A; LAMIN B; NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; MOUSE; RABBIT; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LAMIN TYPE A; LAMIN TYPE B; LAMINS; MALE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RABBITS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0032176490     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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