A globin enhancer acts by increasing the proportion of erythrocytes expressing a linked transgene

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1607-1614

  Sutherland, Heidi G E ^a   Martin, David I K ^b   Whitelaw, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENHANCER REGION; ERYTHROCYTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0031018481     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.3.1607     Document Type: Article

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