Chromatin degradation in differentiating fiber cells of the eye lens

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-49

  Bassnett, Steven ^a   Mataic, Danijela ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE; HISTONE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DNA DETERMINATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EYE DEVELOPMENT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHROMATIN; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HISTONES; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NUCLEAR ENVELOPE;

EID: 0031002566     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.137.1.37     Document Type: Article

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