Programmed DNA degradation and nucleolar biogenesis occur in distinct organelles during macronuclear development in Tetrahymena

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 79-88

  Smothers, James F ^a   Madireddi, Malavi T ^b,c   Warner, Fred D ^b   Allis, C David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anlagen; fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH); immunocytochemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031106205     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05942.x     Document Type: Article

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