Germline and somatic transformation of mating Tetrahymena thermophila by particle bombardment

Genetics

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 135-147

  Cassidy Hanley, Donna ^a   Bowen, Josephine ^b   Lee, John H ^a   Cole, Eric ^a,c   VerPlank, Lynn A ^b   Gaertig, Jacek ^b,d   Gorovsky, Martin A ^b   Bruns, Peter J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MATING; MEIOSIS; MICRONUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

ANIMALS; DIPLOIDY; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENETIC VECTORS; GERM-LINE MUTATION; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030898528     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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