On the nature of visible chromosomal gaps and breaks

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 46-55

  Savage, J R K ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MODELS, GENETIC; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; STAINING AND LABELING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TERMINOLOGY; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 2642566773     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077465     Document Type: Conference Paper

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