Chromatin remodelling and epigenetic features of germ cells

Nature

Volumn 434, Issue 7033, 2005, Pages 583-589

  Kimmins, Sarah ^a   Sassone Corsi, Paolo ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE ET DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEALTH CARE;

FERTILIZATION; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE REGULATION; GERM CELLS;

CELLS;

BIOLOGY;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; EPIGENETICS; FERTILIZATION; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE CONTROL; GENE TRANSFER; GENOME ANALYSIS; GERM CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

HISTONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; HISTONES; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 15844380966     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature03368     Document Type: Review

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