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. 1976 Mar 1;68(3):787–793. doi: 10.1083/jcb.68.3.787

Ultrastructural features of chromatin nu bodies

PMCID: PMC2109642  PMID: 1035912

Abstract

Spread chromatin fibers and isolated chromatin fragments prepared from chicken erythrocyte nuclei were stained with dilute aqueous uranyl acetate. High-resolution electron micrographs reveal two new morphological features exhibited by many of the chromatin nu bodies: (a) lateral association of the nu body with the connecting strand, and (b) a centrally stained spot approximately 15 A wide, possibly corresponding to a hole or crevice within the nu body.

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