Chromosome centromeres: Structural and analytical investigations with high resolution scanning electron microscopy in combination with focused ion beam milling

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 239-250

  Schroeder Reiter, E ^a   Wanner, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

CENH3; Centromere ultrastructure; Chromosomes; FESEM FIB; Field emission scanning electron microscopy; Focused ion beam milling; H3S10ph

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE; PROTEINASE K; SILVER;

ARTICLE; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME ISOLATION; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME VARIANT; COLLOID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIELD EMISSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ION BEAM MILLING; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAINING; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; HORDEUM;

ANIMALS; CENTROMERE; HISTONES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; PLANTS;

EID: 67849083203     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000218129     Document Type: Article

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