Histone H4 modification during mouse spermatogenesis

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 383-387

  Shirakata, Yoshiki ^a   Hiradate, Yuuki ^a   Inoue, Hiroki ^a   Sato, Eimei ^b   Tanemura, Kentaro ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL LIVESTOCK BREEDING CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylation; Histone H4; Immunohistochemistry; Mouse; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; HISTONE; LYSINE;

ACETYLATION; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEIOSIS; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; MOUSE; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ACETYLATION; ANIMALS; ARGININE; HISTONES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYSINE; MALE; MEIOSIS; METHYLATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 84908154076     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2014-018     Document Type: Article

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