Bioprocessing in microgravity: Free flow electrophoresis of C. elegans DNA

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 47, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 367-376

  Kobayashi, Hidesaburo ^a   Ishii, Naoaki ^b   Nagaoka, Shunji ^c  

^a JOSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C. elegans; DNA; free flow electrophoresis; microgravity

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA; GENES; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; SPACE RESEARCH;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ELECTROPHORETIC MIGRATION PROFILES; FREE FLOW ELECTROPHORESIS; NEMATODE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHEROGRAM;

ELECTROPHORESIS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA PURIFICATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; GRAVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE;

EID: 0030603770     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(96)01411-3     Document Type: Editorial

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