Regulating DNA supercoiling: Sperm points the way

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 841-843

  Ward, W Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) BETA; HISTONE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CYTOLOGY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA SUPERCOILING; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HISTONES; HUMANS; MALE; POLY ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 79956265487     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.090951     Document Type: Note

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