The genetic and molecular analysis of spe-19, a gene required for sperm activation in Caenorhabditis elegans

Developmental Biology

Volumn 283, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 424-436

  Geldziler, Brian ^a   Chatterjee, Indrani ^a   Singson, Andrew ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Fertilization; Sperm; Spermatogenesis; Spermiogenesis

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL MEMBRANE; FERTILITY; GENE INTERACTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERMAPHRODITISM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 22144470785     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2005.04.036     Document Type: Article

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