Antisense and ribozyme constructs in transgenic animals

Transgenic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 363-371

  Sokol, Deborah L ^a,b   Murray, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

antisense; review; ribozyme; transgenic

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030298588     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01980201     Document Type: Review

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