Localization of mouse vasa homolog protein in chromatoid body and related nuage structures of mammalian spermatogenic cells during spermatogenesis

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 627-639

  Onohara, Yuko ^a   Fujiwara, Toshiyuki ^a   Yasukochi, Takanori ^a   Himeno, Masaru ^a   Yokota, Sadaki ^a  

^a NAGASAKI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromatoid body; Mouse vasa homolog protein; Nuage; Spermatid; Spermatocytes; Testis

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMATID; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MEIOSIS; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RABBIT; RAT; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; STAINING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHROMATIDS; DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MICE; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS;

CAVIA; MAMMALIA; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 77954531106     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-010-0699-5     Document Type: Article

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