Examination of the telomere G-overhang structure in Trypanosoma brucei

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 47, 2010, Pages

  Sandhu, Ranjodh ^a   Li, Bibo ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ligation mediated primer extension; Native in gel hybridization; Telomeres; Telomeric G overhang structure; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355132914     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/1959     Document Type: Article

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