The nucleolus: A raft adrift in the nuclear sea or the keystone in nuclear structure ?

Biomolecular Concepts

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 277-286

  O'Sullivan, Justin M ^d   Pai, Dave A ^a   Cridge, Andrew G ^b   Engelke, David R ^a   Ganley, Austen R D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Genome architecture; Nucleolus; RDNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

BACTERIUM; CELL CYCLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EUKARYOTE; FUNGUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NUCLEOLUS;

BACTERIA; CELL CYCLE; CELL NUCLEOLUS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; GENOME; HUMANS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84881593275     PISSN: 18685021     EISSN: 1868503X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2012-0043     Document Type: Review

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