Crossover analysis using immunofluorescent detection of MLH1 foci in frozen-thawed testicular tissue

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 99-105

  Lyrakou, Stavroula ^a,c   Mantas, D ^b,f   Msaouel, P ^b   Baathalah, S ^c   Shrivastav, P ^d   Chrisostomou, M ^e   Mihalopoulos, Y ^f   Haslakos, D ^f   Baka, S ^f  

^a EuroGene Ltd   (Greece)

^b BioGenetics   (Greece)

^c Wellness Medical Centre   (United Arab Emirates)

^d Gynaecology and Fertility Centre ^*  (United Arab Emirates)

^e IASO   (Greece)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Meiotic recombination; MLH1; Synaptonemal complexes

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN MLH1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSING OVER; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZE THAWING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MALE; MITOTIC RECOMBINATION; PACHYTENE; PROPHASE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX; TESTIS; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 34547468963     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60698-0     Document Type: Article

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