Analysis of NORs and NOR-associated heterochromatin in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk

Chromosome Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 268-273

  Martinez Exposito M J ^a   Mendez J ^b   Pasantes, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fluorochrome staining; Heterochromatin; In situ hybridization; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Nucleolar organizing regions

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; CHROMOMYCIN A3; DISTAMYCIN A;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME C BAND; CHROMOSOME NOR; HETEROCHROMATIN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER STAINING; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CELL NUCLEOLUS; GILLS; HETEROCHROMATIN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; STAINING AND LABELING; TELOMERE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 0030841250     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018475804613     Document Type: Article

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