Assignment of apoptotic protease activating factor-1 gene (APAF1) to human chromosome band 12q23 by fluorescence in situ hybridization

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 87, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 252-253

  Kim, H ^a,b   Jung, Y K ^c   Kwon, Y K ^c   Park, Sun Hwa ^a,b,d  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^d Department of Anatomy   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME 12Q; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APOPTOTIC PROTEASE-ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 12; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; PROTEINS;

EID: 0033390198     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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