First description of microchromosome in the anostomidae fish Schizodon nasutus from Argentina

Brazilian Journal of Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 425-427

  Pastori, M C ^a   Fenocchio, A S ^a   Lopez P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MISIONES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME C BAND; CHROMOSOME NOR; FISH; KARYOTYPE; METAPHASE; MICROCHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; ANOSTOMIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; SCHIZODON; SCHIZODON NASUTUS;

EID: 0030723254     PISSN: 01008455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-84551997000300012     Document Type: Article

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