Evidence for close contact between recombination nodules and the central element of the synaptonemal complex

Chromosome Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 155-159

  Schmekel, Karin ^a,b   Daneholt, Bertil ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Meiosis; Recombination nodules; Synaptonemal complex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MALE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMBINATION NODULE; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX;

ANIMALS; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SPERMATOCYTES; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX; TENEBRIO;

EID: 0031966171     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009295115033     Document Type: Article

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