Clustering of pericentromeres initiates in step 9 of spermiogenesis of the rat (Rattus norvegicus) and contributes to a well defined genome architecture in the sperm nucleus

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1363-1370

  Meyer Ficca, Mirella ^a   Müller Navia, Jutta ^b   Scherthan, Harry ^a  

^a Universität Kaiserslautern ^*  (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Centromere; Chromosome painting; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Nuclear architecture; Rat; Satellite DNA; Sperm head; Spermiogenesis; Telomere

Indexed keywords

SATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME 12; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TELOMERE; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOMES; DNA, SATELLITE; FIBROBLASTS; GENOME; HETEROCHROMATIN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; METAPHASE; RATS; SPERM HEAD; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TELOMERE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 2642645384     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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