Telomeric repeat-containing RNA and telomerase in human fetal oocytes

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 414-422

  Reig Viader, Rita ^a   Brieño Enríquez, Miguel Angel ^a,b   Khoriauli, Lela ^c   Toran, Núria ^d   Cabero, Lluís ^d   Giulotto, Elena ^c   Garcia Caldés, Montserrat ^a   Ruiz Herrera, Aurora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

human oocytes; meiosis; telomerase; telomere; TERRA

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; RNA; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX PROTEIN 3; TELOMERASE; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; TELOMERE BINDING PROTEIN; TELOMERIC REPEAT BINDING FACTOR 2; TELOMERIC REPEAT CONTAINING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; FETUS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GERM CELL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; OOCYTE; PROPHASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOMATIC CELL; STEM CELL;

EID: 84872578715     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des363     Document Type: Article

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