Cytochemical and immunocytochemical characterization of kinetochores in the holocentric chromosomes of Graphosoma italicum

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 352-360

  González García, José M ^a,b   Benavente, Ricardo ^b   Rufas, Julio S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Holocentric chromosomes; Immunoelectron microscopy; Kinetochore; Ultrastructural cytochemistry

Indexed keywords

DNA ANTIBODY; EDETIC ACID; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INSECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER STAINING;

EID: 0029796616     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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