Epigenetic modifications in the germline cells;Epigenetyczne modyfikacje w komórkach rozrodczych

Ginekologia Praktyczna

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 2-5

  Górska, Ilona ^a   Kempisty, Bartosz ^a   Jagodziński, Paweł P ^a,b  

^a Akademii Medycznej   (Poland)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Epigenetic modifications; Imprinting; Primordial germ cells (PGCs)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO GROWTH; EPIGENETICS; FERTILIZATION; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; GENOME IMPRINTING; GERM CELL; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 33845262074     PISSN: 12316407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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