Epigenetics in male germ cells

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 466-480

  Biermann, Katharina ^a   Steger, Klaus ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENOME IMPRINTING; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEMINOMA; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS CANCER; TESTIS TERATOMA; X CHROMOSOME; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HISTONES; HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 34447295097     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.106.002048     Document Type: Review

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