Histone-GFP fusion protein enables sensitive analysis of chromosome dynamics in living mammalian cells

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 377-385

  Kanda, Teru ^a   Sullivan, Kevin F ^b   Wahl, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; GENE FUSION;

EID: 0032568321     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(98)70156-3     Document Type: Article

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