Analysis of replication protein A (RPA) in human spermatogenesis

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 837-844

  Oliver Bonet, Maria ^a   Campillo, Mercedes ^b   Turek, Paul J ^c,d   Ko, E ^a   Martin, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Human spermatogenesis; Meiosis; Meiotic recombination; RPA

Indexed keywords

REPLICATION FACTOR A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME 9; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; HETEROCHROMATIN; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PACHYTENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TESTIS BIOPSY; ZYGOTE;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; ADULT; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATES; REPLICATION PROTEIN A; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 37549048587     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gam076     Document Type: Article

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