Efficient targeting of the IL-4 gene in a BALB/c embryonic stem cell line

Transgenic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 487-491

  Noben Trauth, Nancy ^a,c   Köhler, Georges ^a   Bürki, Kurt ^b   Ledermann, Birgit ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS   (Germany)

^b Preclinical Research   (Switzerland)

^c JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

BALB c; embryonic stem cell line; gene targeting; homologous recombination; interleukin 4

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHIMAERIFORMES; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0030298210     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01980214     Document Type: Article

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