Mammalian spermatozoal mRNAs: Tools for the functional analysis of male gametes

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-81

  Wykes, S M ^a   Miller, D ^b   Krawetz, Stephen A ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b School of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Diagnosis; In situ; Microarray technology; mRNA; Sperm

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NONHISTONE PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROTAMINE; SPERMATID TRANSITION PROTEINS; TNP2 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MAMMAL; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMALS; MICE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTAMINES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033642948     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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