Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 7 , Pages 2447-2449 , 1 May 2010

Histone gene expression profile during spermatogenesis

  • Yen-Ni Teng, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Yen-Ni Teng, Ph.D., Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, 60 Erh-Jen Road, Sec. 1, Pao-An, Jen-Te Hsiang, Tainan 717, Taiwan (FAX: 886-6-266-2-135).
    • ,
  • Pao-Lin Kuo, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University, College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tung-Chia Cheng, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Hui Liao, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan

Received 6 February 2009 ,Revised 10 September 2009 ,Accepted 12 September 2009.

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 Y.-N.T. has nothing to disclose. P.-L.K. has nothing to disclose. T.-C.C. has nothing to disclose. M.-H.L. has nothing to disclose.

 Supported by grants 95-2320-B-041-006 and 94-2320-B-041-002 from the National Science Council of Taiwan.

PII: S0015-0282(09)03695-4

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.09.016

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 7 , Pages 2447-2449 , 1 May 2010

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