Changes in chromosomal ultrastructure during the cell cycle

Chromosome Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 288-294

  Martin, R ^a   Busch, W ^a   Herrmann, R G ^a   Wanner, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Plant chromosome; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CELL CYCLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CEREAL; CHROMATID; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHASE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TELOMERE; TELOPHASE;

CELL CYCLE; CHROMATIDS; CHROMOSOMES; HORDEUM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SECALE CEREALE;

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 0030018492     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02263679     Document Type: Article

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