Cajal bodies in insects. II. Molecular composition of cajal bodies in oocytes of house cricket. Relationship between cajal bodies and interchromatin granule clusters

Cell and Tissue Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-29

  Stepanova, I S ^a   Bogolyubov, D S ^a   Parfenov, V N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Actinomycin D; Cajal bodies; Insects; Interchromatin granule clusters; Laser confocal and immunoelectron microscopy; Oocyte nucleus

Indexed keywords

ACHETA DOMESTICUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34250679584     PISSN: 1990519X     EISSN: 19905203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1990519X07010038     Document Type: Article

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