Interaction of exogenous DNA with the nuclear matrix of live spermatozoa

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 235-237

  McCarthy, Siobhan ^a,b   Ward, W Steven ^a,b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Exogenous DNA; Nuclear matrix; Sperm DNA

Indexed keywords

DNA; PLASMID DNA; PROTAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL NUCLEUS MATRIX; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMATIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA TRANSFER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034103219     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2795(200006)56:2+<235::aid-mrd4>3.0.co;2-d     Document Type: Conference Paper

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