Atomic force microscopy of the cell nucleus

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 218-222

  Jiménez García, Luis F ^a   Fragoso Soriano, Rogelio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Cell nucleus; Chromatin; Nucleolus; Plant cell

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL KINETICS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RAT;

EID: 0342656135     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.2000.4233     Document Type: Article

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