Expression of mammalian spermatozoal nucleoproteins

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 56-75

  Dadoune, Jean Pierre ^a,b  

^a Centre Universitaire des Saints Peres   (France)

^b HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

Basic nucleoproteins; Haploid genome; Spermatozoa; Spermiogenesis

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MAMMALS; TRANSCRIPTION;

BASIC NUCLEOPROTEIN; BASIC PROTEINS; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; HAPLOID GENOME; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN COMPLEMENT; SPERM CELLS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMIOGENESIS; THREE-LEVEL;

PROTEINS;

DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PROTAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; COW; DOG; EJACULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GUINEA PIG; HAMSTER; HORSE; MALE; MAMMAL; MONKEY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; RABBIT; RAT; RNA TRANSLATION; SHEEP; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037405180     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.10317     Document Type: Article

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