Basic nuclear protein pattern and chromatin condensation in the male germ cells of a tropical abalone, Haliotis asinina

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 211-221

  Suphamungmee, Worawit ^a   Apisawetakan, Somjai ^a   Weerachatyanukul, Wattana ^a   Wanichanon, Chaitip ^a   Sretarugsa, Prapee ^a   Poomtong, Tanes ^b   Sobhon, Prasert ^a  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^b Department of Fisheries   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Basic nuclear proteins; Chromatin condensation; Haliotis asinina; Protamine like protein; Sperm

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H1; HISTONE H4; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROTAMINE;

ABALONE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICKEN; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CROSS REACTION; GERM CELL; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOZOON; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CHROMATIN; HISTONES; MALE; MOLLUSCA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTAMINES; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

HALIOTIS; HALIOTIS ASININA; HALIOTIS CORRUGATA;

EID: 11244312902     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20199     Document Type: Article

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