The molecular cytology of gene expression: Fluorescent RNA as both a stain and tracer in vivo

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-63

  Pederson, Thoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cajal bodies; Nuclear import and traffic of RNA; Nucleolus; Real time imaging

Indexed keywords

RNA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOCHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROINJECTION; RNA ANALYSIS; STAINING;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MICROINJECTIONS; RIBONUCLEASE P; RNA; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 1942455798     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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