Regional differences in the compaction of chromatin in human G0/G1 interphase nuclei

Chromosome Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 157-166

  Yokota, H ^a   Singer, M J ^a   Van Den Engh, G J ^b   Trask, B J ^b  

^a Epoch Biosciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin structure; Chromosome bands; Chromosome organization; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Interphase nucleus; Polymer; Random walk

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; METHANOL;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME 21Q; CHROMOSOME 4P; CHROMOSOME 6P; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME XP; CHROMOSOME XQ; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; FIBROBLAST; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERPHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 21; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; DNA PROBES; FEMALE; G0 PHASE; G1 PHASE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INTERPHASE; MALE; TISSUE FIXATION; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030765204     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018438729203     Document Type: Article

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