Imaging of human metaphase chromosomes by atomic force microscopy in liquid

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 28-31

  Hoshi, O ^a,b   Owen, R ^b   Miles, M ^b   Ushiki, T ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRYPSIN;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; MICROSCOPE IMAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LYMPHOCYTES; METAPHASE; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 4344605098     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079568     Document Type: Conference Paper

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