Regulation of meiotic recombination and prophase I progression in mammals

BioEssays

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 996-1009

  Cohen, Paula E ^a   Pollard, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; CELL DIVISION; DIPLOIDY; GENETIC REGULATION; GERM CELL; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; MUTANT; PROPHASE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MEIOSIS; MICE; PROPHASE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035202120     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.1145     Document Type: Review

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