Chromosome morphology after long-term storage investigated by scanning near-field optical microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 177-182

  Baylis, R M ^a   Doak, S H ^a   Parry, J M ^a   Dunstan, P R ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; TOPOGRAPHY;

BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATION; FAR-FIELD FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FUNCTION OF TIME; HYBRIDISATION; HYBRIDIZATION PROBE; LONG-TERM STORAGE; SCANNING NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STORAGE CONDITION;

CHROMOSOMES;

CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; METAPHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33645212139     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2006.01561.x     Document Type: Review

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