Calcium phosphate transfection and cell-specific expression of heterologous genes in primary fetal rat hepatocytes

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 639-650

  Hilliard, Cheryl M ^a   Fletcher, Sue ^b   Yeoh, George C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium phosphate co precipitation; Development; Gene regulation; Liver; Transfection

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; FETUS; GENE TRANSFER; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYBRID GENE; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPORTER GENE; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALIA; ROUS SARCOMA VIRUS;

EID: 0029967182     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1357-2725(96)00007-6     Document Type: Article

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