The meaning of DAPI bands observed after C-banding and FISH procedures

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-125

  Barros E Silva, A E ^a   Guerra, M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

C banding; Chromomycin; DAPI; FISH; Heterochromatin

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; CHROMOMYCIN A3; FLUORESCENT DYE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; INTERCALATING AGENT; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; HETEROCHROMATIN;

ARTICLE; AT RICH SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HETEROCHROMATIN; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; PROCEDURES;

AT RICH SEQUENCE; CHROMOMYCIN A3; CHROMOSOME BANDING; FLUORESCENT DYES; GC RICH SEQUENCE; HETEROCHROMATIN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INDOLES; INTERCALATING AGENTS; PLANTS; PROPIDIUM;

EID: 77949450595     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520290903149596     Document Type: Article

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