Biochemical analysis of meiosis in the male mouse. I. Separation of DNA labelling of specific spermatogenic stages
- PMID: 885030
- DOI: 10.1007/BF00286046
Biochemical analysis of meiosis in the male mouse. I. Separation of DNA labelling of specific spermatogenic stages
Abstract
Spermatogenic cells of the mouse have been separated by gravity sedimentation using a modification of a previously published method. Details are given for the collection of purified samples of specific meiotic stages and for the collection of labelled cell fractions following injection of 3H-thymidine. Suppression of semi-conservative meiotic DNA synthesis, essential to the biochemical analysis of pachytene DNA metabolism, has been achieved by in vivo administration of 1 M hydroxyurea.