Similar DNA methylation and histone H3 lysine 9 dimethylation patterns in tripronuclear and corrected bipronuclear human zygotes

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 324-329

  Chen, Xinjie ^a   Fan, Yong ^a   Long, Xiaolin ^a   Sun, Xiaofang ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Histone methylation; Male pronucleus; Reprogramming; Tripronucleate zygotes

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; LYSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ZYGOTE; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; CELL NUCLEUS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HISTONES; HUMANS; LYSINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ZYGOTE;

EID: 77954271369     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.09-170A     Document Type: Article

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