Functions of PIWI proteins in spermatogenesis

Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 61-67

  Bak, Chong Won ^a   Yoon, Tae Ki ^a   Choi, Youngsok ^a  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Human; Infertility; Mice; piRNAs; PIWI protein; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864612850     PISSN: 22338233     EISSN: 22338241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5653/cerm.2011.38.2.61     Document Type: Review

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