Inhibition of condensation in human chromosomes induced by the thymidine analogue 5-iododeoxyuridine

Chromosome Research

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 495-499

  Ott, German ^a   Haaf, Thomas ^b   Schmid, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 IUDR; Human chromosomes; Methylation; Undercondensation

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; IODODEOXYCYTIDINE; THYMIDINE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME 16; CHROMOSOME 9; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MALE; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031798291     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009260714256     Document Type: Article

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