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Leptotene Stage

Known as: Stage, Leptotene 
The first stage of meiotic prophase I when the CHROMOSOMES first become visible. Also called leptonema. Distinguish from the genus Leptonema.
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Meiotic Prophase I

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2010
2010
Meiotic chromosome pairing and bouquet formation during Eimeria tenella sporulation.
2009
2009
Megalospermatocytes: Indicators of Disturbed Meiosis in Man
Summary:  Megalospermatocytes are degenerating primary spermatocytes which do not develop any fürther than to leptotene stage of… 
2006
2006
Sumoylation of a meiosis‐specific RecA homolog, Lim15/Dmc1, via interaction with the small ubiquitin‐related modifier (SUMO)‐conjugating enzyme Ubc9
Sumoylation is a post‐translational modification system that covalently attaches the small ubiquitin‐related modifier (SUMO) to… 
2004
2004
Chromosome behaviour during early meiotic prophase of mouse primary spermatocytes
A correlative light- and electron microscopical study has yielded both a description of chromosome behaviour during early meiotic… 
2004
2004
Nucleoli and chromosomes: Their relationships during the meiotic prophase of the human fetal oocyte
SummaryThe number of nucleoli and the relations between them and chromosomes in the human fetal oöcyte have been investigated in… 
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2001
Highly Cited
2001
Differentiation of mouse primordial germ cells into female or male germ cells.
Mouse primordial germ cells (PGCs) migrate from the base of the allantois to the genital ridge. They proliferate both during… 
1983
1983
Nucleoli, micronucleoli, and nucleolus-like structures in human oocytes at meiotic prophase I studied by the silver-NOR technique.
Meiotic nuclei preparations obtained from human fetal ovaries were studied with the silver-NOR technique. At leptotene, the NOR's… 
1979
1979
Rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) model in genetic toxicology mitomycin C clastogenicity in germ cells.
1975
1975
Separation of germinal cells from immature rat testes by sedimentation at unit gravity.
1975
1975
Studies of oogenesis and follicular development in the golden hamster. 2. Initiation and control of meiosis in vitro.
The onset of meiotic prophase in the hamster occurs after birth and therefore it is possible to obtain ovaries which are at a… 
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