Multifunctional compartments in the nucleus: Insights from DNA and RNA localization

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-190

  Clemson, Christine Moulton ^a   Lawrence, Jeanne Bentley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MESSENGER RNA; MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR;

CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA; MODELS, GENETIC; RNA; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0029799544     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4644(199608)62:2<181::AID-JCB6>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Review

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