Conservation of centromere proteins in vertebrates

Chromosome Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 261-265

  Saffery, Richard ^a   Earle, Elizabeth ^a   Irvine, Danielle V ^a   Kalitsis, Paul ^a   Andy Choo, K H ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

CENP A; CENP B; CENP C; CENP E; CENP F; Centromere; DT40; Vertebrate

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHICKEN; GENETIC CONSERVATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; METAPHASE; MICROCHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CENTROMERE; CHICKENS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 0032588753     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009222729850     Document Type: Article

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