The simplicity of complex MACs

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1257-1259

  Vos, Jean Michel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Centromere; Episome; Gene therapy; Transgenesis; Viral vector

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VECTOR;

CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; EPISOME; GENE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; CHROMOSOMES, ARTIFICIAL, YEAST; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; HYBRID CELLS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030708873     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt1197-1257     Document Type: Review

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