The distribution of topoisomerase II on mammalian chromosomes

Chromosome Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-14

  Sumner, A T ^a,b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; Mitosis; Topoisomerase II

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING);

ANAPHASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMATID; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; METAPHASE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHASE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

AMSACRINE; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II; ETOPOSIDE; FIBROBLASTS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; L CELLS (CELL LINE); LYMPHOCYTES; MICE; MITOSIS; MITOXANTRONE; MURIDAE; RATS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030045776     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02254938     Document Type: Article

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