Macrocephaly in bull spermatozoa is associated with nuclear vacuoles, diploidy and alteration of chromatin condensation

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 202-209

  Revay, T ^a   Nagy, S ^b   Kopp, C ^c   Flyckt, A ^c   Rens, W ^d   Rath, D ^e   Hidas, A ^a   Kovacs, A ^f   Johannisson, A ^g   Rodriguez Martinez, H ^h   Andersson, M ^c  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^g SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^h SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bull; Chromatin condensation; Diploidy; FISH; Macrocephaly; Nuclear vacuoles; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE; HISTONE; PROTAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BULL (MAMMAL); CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL VACUOLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; DNA DENATURATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MACROCEPHALY; MALE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATTLE; CHROMATIN; DIPLOIDY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 73349133383     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000245921     Document Type: Article

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