title: Arrangement of nucleosomes in condensed chromatin fibres.
abstract: Condensed chromatin shows globules of 300 A formed by approximately 8 to 10 nucleosomes. Each globule might be an uncoiled turn of a supercoil. This supercoil forms major coils along the fibre.
mesh_terms: D000663:Amphibians; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D002843:Chromatin / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009865:Oocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012964:Sodium / Q000494:pharmacology; D013090:Spermatocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D012964:Sodium; D002118:Calcium