Structural damage to meiotic chromosomes impairs DNA recombination and checkpoint control in mammalian oocytes

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 173, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 485-495

  Wang, Hong ^a   Höög, Christer ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOMES; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; GENES, CDC; HISTONES; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; OOCYTES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 33646758510     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200512077     Document Type: Article

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