Histone macroH2A1.2 is concentrated in the XY compartment of mammalian male meiotic nuclei

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 118-120

  Richler, Carmelit ^a   Dhara, S K ^a   Wahrman, J ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; MALE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033945166     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000015589     Document Type: Article

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