Making CENs of mammalian artificial chromosomes

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 152-160

  Warburton, Peter E ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTROMERE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME VARIANT; CLONING VECTOR; GENE CONTROL; GENE THERAPY; MAMMALIAN ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; YEAST ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032708435     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mgme.1999.2908     Document Type: Article

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