'Micronucleoli' in the Xenopus germinal vesicle

Chromosoma

Volumn 105, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 438-443

  Wu, Zheng'an ^a   Gall, Joseph G ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; GERMINAL VESICLE; MICRONUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; STAINING; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030739959     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02510480     Document Type: Article

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