Telomere length measurement by fluorescence in situ hybridization and flow cytometry: Tips and pitfalls

Cytometry

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 89-99

  Baerlocher, Gabriela M ^a   Mak, Jennifer ^a   Tien, Teri ^a   Lansdorp, Peter M ^a,b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; BOVINAE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FIBROBLAST; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MOUSE; PROCEDURES; SHEEP; SWINE; TELOMERE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA; FIBROBLASTS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LEUKOCYTES; MICE; SHEEP; SWINE; TELOMERE; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 84925548155     PISSN: 01964763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.10053     Document Type: Article

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