The efficiency of in-situ hybridization on human chromosomes with alphoid DNAs is enhanced by previous digestion with AluI and TaqI

Chromosome Research

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 593-602

  Nieddu, M ^a   Rossino, R ^a   Pichiri, G ^a   Rocchi, M ^b   Setzu, M D ^a   Mezzanotte, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alphoid DNAs; Centromeres; In situ hybridization; Restriction enzymes

Indexed keywords

DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME 16; CHROMOSOME 6; CHROMOSOME 9; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA PROBE; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; SOLUBILIZATION; Y CHROMOSOME;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0033406102     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009227901195     Document Type: Article

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