A new look at kinetochore structure in vertebrate somatic cells using high-pressure freezing and freeze substitution

Chromosoma

Volumn 107, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 366-375

  McEwen, Bruce F ^a,b   Hsieh, Chyong Ere ^a   Mattheyses, Alexa L ^c   Rieder, Conly L ^a,b,d  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^d MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMECOLCINE;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FREEZE DRYING; HETEROCHROMATIN; NONHUMAN; RAT; SOMATIC CELL; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032447325     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004120050320     Document Type: Conference Paper

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