The nucleus: A highly organized but dynamic structure

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 199-207

  Gonzalez Melendi, P ^a   Beven, A ^a   Boudonck, K ^a   Abranches, R ^a   Wells, B ^a   Dolan, L ^a   Shaw, Peter ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosome territory; Coiled body; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Green fluorescent protein; Immunogold; Nucleus; Transcription sites

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CELL PROLIFERATION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; PROTEINS;

CHROMOSOME TERRITORY; COILED BODY; DYNAMIC STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; IMMUNOGOLD; NUCLEAR MEMBRANES; NUCLEUS; PLANT SPECIES; TRANSCRIPTION SITE;

TRANSCRIPTION;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CENTROMERE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERPHASE; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PLANT CELL; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLICEOSOME;

ANIMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0034046790     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2000.00701.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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