Different distributions of homologous chromosomes in adult human Sertoli cells and in lymphocytes signify nuclear differentiation

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 773-776

  Chandley, Ann C ^a   Speed, R M ^a   Leitch, A R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Lymphocyte; Sertoli cell; Somatic association

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME 13; CHROMOSOME 17; CHROMOSOME 21; CHROMOSOME 3; CHROMOSOME 7; CHROMOSOME 8; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERPHASE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ADULT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; SERTOLI CELLS;

EID: 0029863529     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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