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terminal nick end labeling
Used for:
in situ nick end labeling
Used for:
terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase nick end labeling
Abbreviation for:
TUNEL
Broader Terms:
genetic technique
Scope Note:
an in situ method for detecting areas of DNA which are nicked during apoptosis; terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase is used to add labeled dUTP, in a template-independent manner, to the 3 primer OH ends of either single- or double-stranded DNA; assay labels apoptosis on a single-cell level, making it more sensitive than agarose gel electrophoresis for analysis of DNA fragmentation.
Term Number:
5000-0001
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