The asynaptic chromatin in spermatocytes of translocation carriers contains the histone variant γ-H2AX and associates with the XY body

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 142-150

  Sciurano, R ^a   Rahn, M ^a   Rey Valzacchi, G ^b   Solari, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Procrearte   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chromosome rearrangements; Meiosis; Spermatogenesis impairment; XY body; H2AX

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; HISTONE H2AX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; MALE; MEIOSIS; OLIGOSPERMIA; PACHYTENE; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS BIOPSY;

EID: 33845606383     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del330     Document Type: Article

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