Multiparameter microscopic analysis of nucleolar structure and ribosomal gene transcription

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-192

  Trendelenburg, M F ^a   Zatsepina, O V ^a,b   Waschek, T ^a   Schlegel, W ^a   Troster H ^a   Rudolph, D ^c   Schmahl, G ^c   Spring, H ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; AMPHIBIA;

EID: 0029774391     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02484399     Document Type: Conference Paper

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