Influence of cell fixation on chromatin topography

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 282, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-38

  Kozubek, S ^a   Lukasova E ^a   Amrichova J ^a   Kozubek, M ^b   Liskova A ^a   Slotova J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cell fixation; Chromatin structure; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Image analysis; Interphase nucleus

Indexed keywords

ACETAL RESINS; ACETIC ACID; CELL CULTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DISINTEGRATION; GENES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METHANOL; PH; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CELL FIXATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; IN-SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERPHASE NUCLEUS; MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS; NATIVE STRUCTURES; RELATIVE DISTANCES;

TOPOGRAPHY;

ACETIC ACID; METHANOL; PARAFORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CENTROMERE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME 3; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURATION; DESICCATION; DNA PROBE; EUCHROMATIN; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERPHASE; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FIBROBLAST;

EID: 0343517470     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/abio.2000.4538     Document Type: Article

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