Transfection maximizer increases the efficiency of calcium phosphate transfections with mammalian cells

BioTechniques

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 940-945

  Zhang, Guohong ^a   Kain, Steven R ^a  

^a CLONTECH Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0029821309     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/96215pf02     Document Type: Article

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