Immunoexpression of testis-specific histone 2B in human spermatozoa and testis tissue

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1559-1566

  Herman Van Roijen, J ^a   Ooms, Marja P ^a   Spaargaren, Mirjam C ^a   Baarends, Willy M ^a   Weber, Robertus F A ^a   Anton Grootegoed, J ^a   Vreeburg, Jan T M ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Histones; Immunohistology; Spermatozoa; Testis; TH2B

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; HISTONE H2B; NUCLEOPROTEIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 2642638792     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.6.1559     Document Type: Article

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