Quantification of DNA synthesis in multicellular organisms by a combined DAPI and BrdU technique

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 559-563

  Knobloch, Jürgen ^a   Kunz, Werner ^a   Grevelding, Christoph G ^a  

^a Genetic Parasitology   (Germany)

Author keywords

4 ,6 diamidino 2 phenylindole (DAPI); 5 bromo 2 deoxyuridine (BrdU); DNA synthesis; Schistosoma

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; BROXURIDINE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; PYROXYLIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SYNTHESIS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DNA; FEMALE; INDOLES; MALE; SCHISTOSOMA;

PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0036924369     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-169X.2002.00667.x     Document Type: Article

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