Chromosome aberrations: Plants to human and Feulgen to FISH

Current Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 335-340

  Natarajan, A T ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberrations; Feulgen; FISH; Radiation

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 27944449283     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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