Dual-function reporter protein for analysis of gene expression in living cells

BioTechniques

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 848-856

  Day, Richard N ^a,b   Kawecki, Margaret ^a   Berry, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LUCIFERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STRAIN GH3; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUMINESCENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 0031769343     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/98255bt02     Document Type: Article

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