Size-dependent positioning of human chromosomes in interphase nuclei

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 184-190

  Sun, Hui Bin ^a   Shen, Jin ^a   Yokota, Hiroki ^a,b  

^a Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL VOLUME; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME ARM; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERPHASE; MALE; MITOSIS; POSITION EFFECT; TELOMERE;

EID: 0037927852     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76282-5     Document Type: Article

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