Helical Structures in the Nucleus of Amoeba proteus
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- 25 March 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Rockefeller University Press in The Journal of cell biology
- Vol. 2 (2), 221-222
- https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.2.2.221
Abstract
Electron micrographs are presented of clumps of helical structures located in a region of the nucleus known to contain DNA. The filament making up the helix is about 70 A thick; it forms a coil with a diameter of 250-280 A and a distance between turns of about 140 A. The longest spirals are between 2500-3000 A in length and radiate from a diffuse central region.Keywords
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