A multiple technical approach to the study of apoptotic cell micronuclei

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Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 541-548

  Columbaro, M ^a   Gobbi, P ^b   Reno F ^c   Luchetti, F ^c   Santi, S ^a   Valmori, A ^a   Falcieri, E ^a,c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Electron microscopy; Field emission in lens scanning electron microscopy; In situ DNA labelling; Micronuclei

Indexed keywords

DNA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CELL TYPE; CHROMATIN; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZE FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MICRONUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032435819     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.4950200802     Document Type: Article

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