Lampbrush chromosomes and associated bodies: New insights into principles of nuclear structure and function

Chromosome Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 177-200

  Morgan, Garry T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cajal body; Chromosome; Gene expression; Lampbrush; Oocyte nucleus; RNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

AMPHIBIA; CELL FUNCTION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; FOWL; GENE EXPRESSION; LAMPBRUSH CHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; BIRD; CHROMATIN; COILED BODY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; BIRDS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMES; COILED BODIES; FEMALE; MALE; OOCYTES; SPERMATOZOA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ANIMALS;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; EUKARYOTA; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0035986870     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015227020652     Document Type: Review

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