Germ cell specific expression of Vasa in rare minnow, Gobiocypris rarus

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 163-170

  Cao, Mengxi ^a,b   Yang, Yuhui ^a   Xu, Hongyan ^c   Duan, Jundan ^a   Cheng, Nana ^a   Wang, Jialin ^a   Hu, Wei ^b   Zhao, Haobin ^a  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Embryonic development; Germ cells; Grvas; Ovary; Primordial germ cells; Rare minnow; Testis; Vasa

Indexed keywords

FISH PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASA PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FISH; GAMETOGENESIS; GERM CELL; GOBIOCYPRIS RARUS VASA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINIDAE; DANIO RERIO; GOBIOCYPRIS RARUS;

EID: 84862820690     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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