Epigenetic processes implemented during spermatogenesis distinguish the paternal pronucleus in the embryo

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-22

  Wu, Tammy F ^a   Chu, Diana S ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Embryogenesis; Epigenetics; Fertility; Paternal; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; PROTAMINE; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

CELL DIVISION; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOGENETICS; DNA PACKAGING; DNA SEQUENCE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOSS; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; GERM LINE GENE THERAPY; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRONUCLEUS; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 38849130129     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60552-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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