Nocodazole does not synchronize cells: Implications for cell-cycle control and whole-culture synchronization

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 324, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 237-242

  Cooper, Stephen ^a   Iyer, Geetha ^a   Tarquini, Michael ^a   Bissett, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; G2 phase; Membrane elution; Mouse (leukemic cell line); Nocodazole; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

DNA; NOCODAZOLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL SIZE; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; MEASUREMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SIZE; DNA, NEOPLASM; G2 PHASE; LEUKEMIA L1210; MICE; NOCODAZOLE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33645828666     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-005-0118-8     Document Type: Article

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