Use of halogenated precursors for simultaneous DNA and RNA detection by means of immunoelectron and immunofluorescence microscopy

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-55

  Vecchio, Lorella ^a   Solimando, Liliana ^a   Biggiogera, Marco ^b   Fakan, Stanislav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Halogenated precursors; Immunocytochemistry; RNA and DNA

Indexed keywords

CLOXURIDINE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DNA; FORMALDEHYDE; HALOGEN; IDOXURIDINE; RIBONUCLEASE; RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHO CELL; CHROMATIN; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; CROSS REACTIONS; DEOXYURIDINE; DNA; IDOXURIDINE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; RNA;

CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

EID: 37249005861     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.7A7225.2007     Document Type: Article

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