Effect of fixatives on calf thymocytes chromatin as analyzed by 3D high-resolution fluorescence microscopy

Cytometry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 110-119

  Mascetti, G ^a   Vergani, L ^a   Diaspro, A ^a   Carrara, S ^a   Radicchi, G ^a   Nicolini, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromatin DNA distribution; Ethanol acetic acid; Fluorescence microscopy; Glutaraldehyde; Image processing

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; FIXATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DNA CONTENT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOCYTE;

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CATTLE; CHROMATIN; DNA; ETHANOL; FIXATIVES; GLUTARAL; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; THYMUS GLAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030032772     PISSN: 01964763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0320(19960201)23:2<110::AID-CYTO4>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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