Unusual chromosome architecture and behaviour at an HSR

Chromosoma

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 181-189

  Sullivan, Beth A ^a,b   Bickmore, Wendy A ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHO CELL; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CYTOGENETICS; DNA REPLICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; MODEL; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033935093     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004120050426     Document Type: Article

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