Analysis of cell cycle position in mammalian cells

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 59, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Cecchini, Matthew J ^a   Amiri, Mehdi ^a   Dick, Frederick A ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; DNA synthesis; Flow cytometry; Fluorescence; Issue 59; Molecular biology; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856978841     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3491     Document Type: Article

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