The role of the giemsa stain in cytogenetics

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 94-97

  Dolan, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

banding; chromosomes; cytogenetics; Giemsa stain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CYTOGENETICS; GIEMSA STAIN; HISTORY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY;

AZURE STAINS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CYTOGENETICS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MICROSCOPY;

EID: 79952675791     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520295.2010.515493     Document Type: Article

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