Chromatin organization and basic nuclear proteins in the male germ cells of Rana tigerina

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 184-197

  Manochantr, Sirikul ^a   Sretarugsa, Prapee ^b   Chavadej, Jittipan ^b   Sobhon, Prasert ^b  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Immunolocalization; R. tigerina; Sperm basic nuclear proteins; Spermatogenesis; Spermiogenesis

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HISTONE ANTIBODY; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2B; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H4; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; RABBIT ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHICKEN; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CROSS REACTION; ERYTHROCYTE; FROG; GERM CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN VARIANT; SERTOLI CELL; SOMATIC CELL; SPERM; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CHROMATIN; HISTONES; MALE; RANIDAE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

HOPLOBATRACHUS TIGERINUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 11244258859     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20191     Document Type: Article

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