Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Chromosomes

in Mitosis and Interphase

  • Book
  • © 1976

Overview

Authors:
  1. Hans Georg Schwarzacher

    1. Histologisch-Embryologisches Institut der Universität, Wien, Österreich

    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

Part of the book series: Handbuch der mikroskopischen Anatomie des Menschen Handbook of Mikroscopic Anatomy (MIKROSKOPISCHEN, volume 1 / 3)

Part of the book sub series: Die lebendige Masse. (1852)

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Introduction

    • Hans Georg Schwarzacher
    Pages 1-1

  3. Nomenclature and General Morphology of Chromosomes

    • Hans Georg Schwarzacher
    Pages 2-7

  4. Chromosome Morphology during Mitotic Phases

    • Hans Georg Schwarzacher
    Pages 8-15

  5. The Human Karyotype

    • Hans Georg Schwarzacher
    Pages 16-32

  6. Structural Differences Along the Chromosomes (Chromosome Banding)

    • Hans Georg Schwarzacher
    Pages 33-55

  7. Fine Structure of Chromosomes

    • Hans Georg Schwarzacher
    Pages 56-86

  8. Chromosome Structure in Interphase Nuclei

    • Hans Georg Schwarzacher
    Pages 87-106

  9. Heterochromatin

    • Hans Georg Schwarzacher
    Pages 107-123

  10. The Position of Chromosomes within the Cell

    • Hans Georg Schwarzacher
    Pages 124-140

  11. Summary and Conclusions

    • Hans Georg Schwarzacher
    Pages 141-143

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 144-184
    Download chapter PDF
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

The progress in Micromorphology and Biochemistry of the last decades has led to a rather far reaching understanding of the function of the genes. Much is also known about their morphological organization within the cell, particularly their reduplication and segregation in connection with the process of cell division. The intensive light microscopic studies of the earlier cytological era on cell division and chromosomes, which laid the basis for this understanding are very comprehensively covered by WASSERMANN (1929) in his masterly contribution "Wachstum und Vermehrung der lebendigen Masse" in this handbook. There exist also many more recent reviews on chromosomes and on cytogene­ tics (e. g. SWANSON, 1960; MAZIA, 1961; TURPIN and LEJEUNE, 1965; WmTEHousE, 1969; HAMERTON, 1971; FORD, 1973). However, although some of them cover the more recent findings in man, they have either had to rely on more favorable species for detailed basic information or handled cytogenetic problems from a more practical and clinical point of view. Since moreover, the last few years have brought a flood of new information on chromosomes due to new cytological techniques, a new review on human chromosomes would seem justified within the frame of this handbook. This review will be restricted to human somatic chromosomes, i. e. it wi11leave out meiosis, and will provide information on other species only if this seems necessary for increased clarity.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Histologisch-Embryologisches Institut der Universität, Wien, Österreich

    Hans Georg Schwarzacher

Bibliographic Information

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation