Expression of the Renilla reniformis luciferase gene in mammalian cells

Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-37

  Lorenz, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Coelenterazine; Gene expression; Renilla luciferase

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LUCIFERASE; PRIMER DNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS; COELENTERATE; ENZYMOLOGY; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; LUMINESCENCE; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CNIDARIA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION; LUCIFERASES; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MAMMALS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0030019072     PISSN: 08843996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1271(199601)11:1<31::aid-bio398>3.3.co;2-d     Document Type: Article

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