On the origin of spontaneous somatic mutations and sectored plaques detected in transgenic mice

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 373, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 277-284

  Paashuis Lew, Y ^a   Zhang, X B ^a,b   Heddle, J A ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ViroMed Laboratories Inc Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

In vivo mutation; Spontaneous mutation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; MUTATION RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC MUTATION; SPONTANEOUS MUTATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ETHYLNITROSOUREA; GENETIC VECTORS; LAC OPERON; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MURINAE; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0030721962     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(96)00210-2     Document Type: Article

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