Studying how flies make sperm-Investigating gene function in Drosophila testes

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 306, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 66-74

  White Cooper, Helen ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Gene expression; In situ hybridisation; Techniques

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; MALE FERTILITY; MEIOSIS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; MALE; MEIOSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 67349207355     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2008.11.026     Document Type: Review

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