Analysis of meiotic prophase I in live mouse spermatocytes

Chromosome Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 743-760

  Morelli, Meisha A ^a   Werling, Uwe ^b   Edelmann, Winfried ^b   Roberson, Mark S ^a   Cohen, Paula E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Live imaging; Meiosis; Mouse; Spermatocyte; Synaptonemal complex

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; OKADAIC ACID; PHOSPHATASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN SYCP3; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIPLOTENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HAPLOIDY; IMAGING SYSTEM; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MEIOSIS; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHASE; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; SPERMATOCYTE; SYCP3 EYFP21HC GENE; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; MALE; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; OKADAIC ACID; SPERMATOCYTES; TELOMERE;

DIPLONEMA; MAMMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 49349115310     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: 15736849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10577-008-1224-8     Document Type: Article

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