Computer-assisted analysis of methylation status of individual interphase nuclei in human cultured cells

Cytometry

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 85-92

  De Capoa, A ^a   Di Leandro, M ^a   Grappelli, C ^a   Menendez, F ^a   Poggesi, I ^a   Giancotti, P ^a   Marotta, M R ^a   Spano A ^a   Rocchi, M ^b   Archidiacono, N ^b   Niveleau, A ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Anti 5MeC antibodies; Chromatin methylation; Computer assisted analysis; FISH; Indirect immunoperoxidase; satellite DNA

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; 5 METHYLCYTOSINE; ANTIBODY; AZACITIDINE; DNA; PEROXIDASE; SATELLITE DNA;

ANTIBODY LABELING; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL CULTURE; CHROMATIN; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA PROBE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; INTERPHASE; MALE; METHYLATION; MICROSCOPE; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031937146     PISSN: 01964763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0320(19980201)31:2<85::AID-CYTO3>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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