Gene Regulation in Spermatogenesis

Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Volumn 71, Issue , 2005, Pages 131-197

  MacLean II, James A ^a   Wilkinson, Miles F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; FORECASTING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; FORECASTING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 29244482628     PISSN: 00702153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0070-2153(05)71005-X     Document Type: Review

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