Male germline-specific histones in mouse and man

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 105, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 203-214

  Churikov, D ^a   Zalenskaya, I A ^a   Zalensky, A O ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME; CYTOGENETICS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; HISTONES; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 3242767627     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078190     Document Type: Review

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