Computer-assisted image analysis protocol that quantitatively measures subnuclear protein organization in cell populations

BioTechniques

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 240-247

  Voss, Ty C ^a   Demarco, Ignacio A ^a   Booker, Cynthia F ^a   Day, Richard N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; PROTEINS;

NUCLEAR PROTEINS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR COREPRESSOR; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY SIZE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL POPULATION; CELL SELECTION; CELL SPECIFICITY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0842309815     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/04362bi01     Document Type: Article

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