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. 1979 Apr 1;81(1):260–265. doi: 10.1083/jcb.81.1.260

Stereo electron microscopy of the 25-nm chromatin fibers in isolated nuclei

PMCID: PMC2111522  PMID: 479289

Abstract

Thin sections (0.1-0.25 micron) of isolated chicken erythrocyte nuclei were examined at various tilt angles. Stereo pairs of electron micrographs document the parallel alignment of 25-nm chromatin fibers adjacent to the nuclear envelope, and demonstrate a fiber substructure consistent with close-packed arrays of nucleosomes.

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