Consistent transient transfection of DNA into non-transformed human and murine T-lymphocytes

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-150

  Cron, R Q ^a   Schubert, L A ^a   Lewis, D B ^a   Hughes, C C W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroporation; T lymphocyte; Transfection

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; IONOMYCIN; LUCIFERASE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; EXPRESSION VECTOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CONCANAVALIN A; DNA; ELECTROPORATION; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES; LUCIFERASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0030786413     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(97)00065-3     Document Type: Article

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