Chromatin dynamics in the male meiotic prophase

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 225-234

  Baarends, W M ^a   Grootegoed, J A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHESIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HISTONE;

CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; MITOTIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SISTER CHROMATID; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; HISTONES; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICE; PROPHASE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SPERMATOZOA; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 1842580614     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000076808     Document Type: Review

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