Analysis and significance of messenger RNA in human ejaculated spermatozoa

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 259-264

  Miller, David ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACU repeats; Gene expression; SINES LINES; Spermatozoal genes; Spermatozoal RNA

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; HLA A2 ANTIGEN; INTEGRIN; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PROTAMINE; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA LIBRARY; EJACULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPOSON; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATID; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0034063599     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2795(200006)56:2+<259::aid-mrd10>3.0.co;2-r     Document Type: Conference Paper

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