Sequential silver staining and in situ hybridization reveal a direct association between rDNA levels and the expression of homologous nucleolar organizing regions: A hypothesis for NOR structure and function

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1433-1439

  Zurita, F ^a   Jimenez R ^a   Burgos, M ^a   Diaz de la Guardia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Nuclear organizing region (NOR); Ribosomal cistron; Talpa occidentalis; Transcription activation

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME NOR; CISTRON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER STAINING; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHROMOSOMES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLES; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; RIBOSOMES; SILVER STAINING; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; TALPA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 2642710876     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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