Resolving molecular events in the regulation of meiosis in male and female germ cells

Science Signaling

Volumn 6, Issue 288, 2013, Pages

  Kumar, Sandeep ^a   Cunningham, Thomas J ^a   Duester, Gregg ^a  

^a BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BMI1 PROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID;

BIRTH CONTROL; FERTILITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GERM CELL; MAMMAL; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; OVUM; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 1; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 84884137354     PISSN: 19450877     EISSN: 19379145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2004530     Document Type: Review

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