Chromosome Dropper tool: Effect of slide angles on chromosome spread quality for murine embryonic stem cells

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 75-79

  Yun, Yan Qu ^a   Li, Yu Xing ^a   Hughes, Elizabeth D ^a   Saunders, Thomas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Chromosome count; Chromosome spread; Chromosomes; Cytogenetic techniques; Embryonic stem cells; Genetic models; Knockout mice

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICAL EQUIPMENT; CELL LINE; CELL SPREADING; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DROPPER TOOL; CHROMOSOME SPREAD; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 45749148644     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/his.2008.31.2.75     Document Type: Article

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