Quantitative analysis of constitutive heterochromatin in couples with fetal wastage

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-204

  Buretic Tomljanovic, A ^a   Badovinac, A Radojcic ^a   Vlastelic, I ^a   Randic, L J ^a  

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Author keywords

Abortion; Heterochromatin; Spontaneous

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 16; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CONSTITUTIVE HETEROCHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FETUS MALFORMATION; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KARYOTYPE; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; T LYMPHOCYTE; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0343052576     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1997.tb00299.x     Document Type: Article

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