Immunolcocalization of actin in intact and DNA- and histone-depleted nuclei and chromosomes of allium cepa

Cell Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-62

  Wan, Li Hong ^a   Xing, Miao ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Actin; Allium cepa; Chromosomes; Nuclei

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; HISTONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TROPOMYOSIN;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GARLIC; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MERISTEM;

ACTINS; ALLIUM; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOMES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HISTONES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MERISTEM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TROPOMYOSIN;

EID: 0032019902     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cr.1998.6     Document Type: Article

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