Misexpression of testicular microrna in sterile xenopus hybrids points to tetrapod-specific micrornas associated with male fertility

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 73, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 316-324

  Madison Villar, Mercedita J ^a   Michalak, Pawel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Faster male evolution; Hybrid; Male sterility; MicroRNA; Tetrapod; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; TETRAPODA;

MICRORNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MICE; MICRORNAS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; XENOPUS;

EID: 84864338133     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-011-9478-8     Document Type: Article

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