Spatial distribution of sex chromosomes and ribosomal genes: A study on human lymphocytes and testicular cells

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 108-113

  Weipoltshammer, K ^a   Schofer C ^a   Almeder, M ^a   Sylvester, J ^b   Wachtler, F ^a  

^a Medical University of Vienna Institute of Histology and Embryology   (Austria)

^b Hahnemann University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SEX CHROMOSOME; TESTIS CELL;

ADULT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; SERTOLI CELLS; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SILVER STAINING; SPERMATOCYTES; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029971094     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: 1424859X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000134319     Document Type: Article

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