miRNA and mammalian male germ cells

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-59

  Mciver, S C ^a   Roman, S D ^a   Nixon, B ^a   Mclaughlin, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Meiosis; Non coding RNA; Primordial germ cell; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; FERTILITY; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GERM CELL; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS TUMOR;

CARCINOMA IN SITU; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICRORNAS; MODELS, GENETIC; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; SEMINOMA; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS;

EID: 83355175364     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmr041     Document Type: Article

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