Unique aspects of transcription regulation in male germ cells

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1-16

  White Cooper, Helen ^a   Davidson, Irwin ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MURINAE;

CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT MODULATOR; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IID;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GERM CELL; HAPLOIDY; MALE; MEIOSIS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT MODULATOR; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GERM CELLS; HAPLOIDY; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; SPERMATOGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIID;

EID: 84863881262     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a002626     Document Type: Article

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