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Fluorescent bodies in amniotic fluid cells
Author(s) -
Nelson Matilda M.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1973.tb01150.x
Subject(s) - amniotic fluid , fluorescence , biology , andrology , chemistry , pathology , medicine , pregnancy , fetus , genetics , physics , optics
Amniotic fluid cells were examined for F bodies for antenatal diagnosis of sex. A selection of previously stained slides, cells fixed and stored, and cells freshly fixed was made for this study. The results arc compared and it is suggested that freshly fixed cells give the best results.