Chromatin remodelling initiation during human spermiogenesis

Summary During the last phase of spermatogenesis, spermiogenesis, haploid round spermatids metamorphose towards spermatozoa. Extensive cytoplasmic reduction and chromatin remodelling together allow a dramatic decrease of cellular, notably nuclear volume. DNA packing by a nucleosome based chromatin s...

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Main Authors: Marieke De Vries, Liliana Ramos, Zjwan Housein, Peter De Boer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2012-03-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/1/5/446