Critical electrolyte concentration of DNA-protein complexes in spermatozoal and somatic cell nuclei of the honey bee, Apis mellifera

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 793-795

  Mello, Maria Luiza S ^a   Falco, J R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Critical electrolyte concentration; DNA protein complexes; HI histone; Honey bee; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; HONEYBEE; NONHUMAN; SECRETORY CELL; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0030239942     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(96)00028-8     Document Type: Article

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