A method for detecting sister chromatid exchanges using prematurely condensed chromosomes and immunogold-silver staining

Mutagenesis

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 175-177

  Asakawa, Yohko ^a   Gotoh, Eisuke ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BROXURIDINE; CALYCULIN A; MITOMYCIN C;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; PREMATURE CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER STAINING; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MITOMYCIN; MUTAGENS; OXAZOLES; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0030972197     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/12.3.175     Document Type: Article

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