Localisation of RAD50 and MRE11 in spermatocyte nuclei of mouse and rat

Chromosoma

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 123-132

  Eijpe, Maureen ^a   Offenberg, Hildo ^a   Goedecke, Wolfgang ^a   Heyting, Christa ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; DIPLOIDY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HAPLOIDY; MALE; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; RAT; SPERMATOCYTE; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; DNA REPAIR ENZYMES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MALE; MICE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RATS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SPERMATOCYTES; TESTIS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033946287     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004120050420     Document Type: Article

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