Spatial organization of fibroblast nuclear chromocenters: Component tree analysis

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 255-261

  Snapp, Robert R ^a   Goveia, Elyse ^a   Peet, Lindsay ^a   Bouffard, Nicole A ^a   Badger, Gary J ^a   Langevin, Helene M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromocenters; Connective tissue; Fibroblast; Mechanical; Nucleus

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST AREOLA; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOCENTER; CHROMOSOME; COMPONENT TREE ANALYSIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EX VIVO STUDY; FIBROBLAST; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRETCHING;

CHROMOCENTERS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FIBROBLAST; MECHANICAL; NUCLEUS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CENTROMERE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FIBROBLASTS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HETEROCHROMATIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDOLES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 84881615714     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joa.12082     Document Type: Article

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