Isolation of sperm nuclei and nuclear matrices from the mouse, and other rodents

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 927, Issue , 2013, Pages 437-444

  Ward, W Steven ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Sperm DNA; Sperm nuclear halo; Sperm nuclear matrix; Sperm nuclei

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; PROTAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL ISOLATION; CELL NUCLEUS MATRIX; CELL SUSPENSION; CHROMATIN; HAMSTER; LIPID MEMBRANE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SOLUBILITY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON HEAD; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; SUCROSE GRADIENT; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 84934437567     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-38-0_37     Document Type: Article

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