Expression of Xenopus Daz-like protein during gametogenesis and embryogenesis

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 251-255

  Mita, Koichi ^a   Yamashita, Masakane ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dazl; Oogenesis; Primordial germ cell; RNA binding protein; Spermatogenesis; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; PROTEINS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0034212459     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(00)00295-1     Document Type: Article

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