Protein constitution of the chromosome axis

Chromosoma

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 69-79

  De, Deepesh N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); HIGH MOBILITY GROUP A PROTEIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP B PROTEIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP N PROTEIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEIN; MATRIX PROTEIN; NONHISTONE PROTEIN; TENIPOSIDE;

CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS MATRIX; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA HISTONE INTERACTION; DRUG EFFECT; ELASTICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; EUKARYOTIC CELL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX;

CHROMOSOMES; DNA; NUCLEAR MATRIX-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX;

EUKARYOTA; SOLENOIDEA;

EID: 0036664688     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00412-002-0189-1     Document Type: Review

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