Nuclear internalization of foreign DNA by zebrafish spermatozoa and its enhancement by electroporation

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 274, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-129

  Patil, Jawahar G ^a   Khoo, Hong Woo ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CELL NUCLEUS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPORATION; FERTILIZATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, RECOMBINANT; ELECTROPORATION; FERTILIZATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 0030088029     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19960201)274:2<121::AID-JEZ5>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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