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Combined silver staining of the nucleolus organizing regions and Giemsa banding in human chromosomes

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A combination of the silver-staining method of the nucleolus organizer regions (NORs) with a Giemsa-banding method is deccribed. This double staining allows a rapid identification of the NOR-bearing chromosomes.

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  1. Institute of Human Genetics, University of Saarland, Homburg (Saar), Germany

    H. Zankl & S. Bernhardt

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Supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Za 32/14).

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Zankl, H., Bernhardt, S. Combined silver staining of the nucleolus organizing regions and Giemsa banding in human chromosomes. Hum Genet 37, 79–80 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00293775

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