The diameters of frozen-hydrated chromatin fibers increase with DNA linker length: Evidence in support of variable diameter models for chromatin

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 795-806

  Athey, Brian D ^a   Smith, Michael F ^a   Rankert, Debby A ^a   Williams, Shawn P ^a   Langmore, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; HOLOTHUROIDEA; NECTURUS MACULOSUS; SCLERODACTYLA BRIAREUS; SOLENOIDEA; THYONE; ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; NECTURUS;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DIAMETER; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; CHROMATIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; ECHINODERMATA; ERYTHROCYTES; FREEZING; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NECTURUS; NECTURUS MACULOSUS; NUCLEOSOMES; SEA CUCUMBERS; SPERMATOZOA; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025005757     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.111.3.795     Document Type: Article

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