Nucleosomal organization of the rat liver satellite DNA-containing chromatin during aging

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 63-70

  Chaurasia, Pratima ^a   Thakur, M K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aging; Chromatin; Nuclease; Rat liver; Satellite

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; ENDONUCLEASE; NUCLEASE; SATELLITE DNA;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; DNA PROBE; HYBRIDIZATION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA, SATELLITE; ENDONUCLEASES; MALE; NUCLEOSOMES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030914685     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(96)01843-X     Document Type: Article

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