Expression of histone 1 (H1) and testis-specific histone 1 (H1t) genes during stallion spermatogenesis

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 111, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 220-234

  Cavalcanti, M C O ^a   Rizgalla, M ^a   Geyer, J ^a   Failing, K ^a   Litzke, L F ^a   Bergmann, M ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Pachytene spermatocytes; Spermatogenesis; Stallion; Testis specific histone

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HORSE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HISTONES; HORSES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 59349084026     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.03.018     Document Type: Article

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