Are all the neuronal nuclei polyploid?
The DNA analysis of rat brain nuclei by two independent cytochemical methods, namely microfluorometry and UV-absorption, brings completely different results to those published previously by many investigators. The neuronal nuclei possess twice as much DNA as the glial nuclei.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology; D002417:Cattle; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005470:Fluorometry; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D011123:Polyploidy; D011689:Purkinje Cells / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000032:analysis
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