Protein immunolocalization supports the presence of identical mechanisms of XY body formation in eutherians and marsupials

Chromosome Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 815-824

  Franco, M J ^a   Sciurano, R B ^a   Solari, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

H2AX; BRCA1; Marsupials; Meiosis; MSCI; Sex chromosome inactivation; XY body

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; CELL PROTEIN; HISTONE H2AX; PROTEIN SYCP1; PROTEIN SYCP3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; CYTOGENETICS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; MALE; MAMMAL; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEOMICS; SEX CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BRCA1 PROTEIN; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; HISTONES; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; MEIOSIS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SEX CHROMATIN; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOCYTES;

DIDELPHIMORPHIA; DIDELPHIS ALBIVENTRIS; EUTHERIA; METATHERIA; MONODELPHIS DIMIDIATA;

EID: 34548701101     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: 15736849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10577-007-1165-7     Document Type: Article

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