The X chromosome frequently lags behind in female lymphocyte anaphase

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 687-691

  Catalán, Julia ^a,b   Falck, Ghita C M ^a   Norppa, Hannu ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MICRONUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME;

POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0033912632     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302769     Document Type: Article

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