Nuclease susceptibility of the rat liver satellite DNA-containing chromatin decreases with age

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 171, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 45-48

  Thakur, Mahendra Kumar ^a   Chaurasia, Pratima ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Age dependent change; Nuclease susceptibility; Rat liver; Restriction digestion; Satellite DNA; Southern hybridization

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA FRAGMENT; MICROCOCCAL NUCLEASE; NUCLEASE; SATELLITE DNA;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; DNA DEGRADATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; RAT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHROMATIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA, SATELLITE; LIVER; MALE; MICROCOCCAL NUCLEASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030908115     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006850701989     Document Type: Article

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