In Vivo Transfer of Foreign DNA into Primordial Germ Cells (PGCs) of Chicken Embryos

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 520-524

  Eguma, K ^a   Soh, T ^a   Hattori, M ^a   Fujihara, N ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chicken; Gene Transfer; PGCs; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0007609686     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1999.520     Document Type: Article

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