Telomeres and meiosis in health and disease

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-116

  Keefe, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; CELL DIVISION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CYTOGENETICS; EDITORIAL; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; TELOMERE;

CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; HUMANS; MEIOSIS; TELOMERE;

EID: 33846551779     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-006-6462-3     Document Type: Editorial

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