Reverse transcriptase activity in mature spermatoza of mouse

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1107-1113

  Giordano, Roberto ^a   Magnano, Anna Rosa ^a,b   Zaccagnini, Germana ^c   Pittoggi, Carmine ^b,c   Moscufo, Nicola ^d   Lorenzini, Rodolfo ^d   Spadafora, Corrado ^c  

^a CNR Center for the Study of Germinal Cells   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Nuclear scaffold; Retroposon; Reverse transcriptase; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; INTERNALIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPOSON; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OOCYTES; POLIOVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; POLIOVIRUS;

EID: 0034689056     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.148.6.1107     Document Type: Article

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