Sperm chromatin remodelling and Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility in Drosophila

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-240

  Harris, Harriet L ^a,b   Braig, Henk R ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic incompatibility; Drosophila; Fertilization; Sperm chromatin; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; MUTAGENESIS; PROTEINS;

PARTHENOGENESIS;

CYTOLOGY;

CELL FUNCTION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOPLASM; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; EGG; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SPERM; WOLBACHIA PIPIENTIS;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CYTOPLASM; DNA METHYLATION; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MUTATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; WOLBACHIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; INSECTA; WOLBACHIA; WOLBACHIA PIPIENTIS;

EID: 0042830311     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o03-053     Document Type: Conference Paper

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