In vivo gene transfer to mouse spermatogenic cells by deoxyribonucleic acid injection into seminiferous tubules and subsequent electroporation

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1439-1444

  Yamazaki, Yukiko ^a,c   Fujimoto, Hirokazu ^a   Ando, Hironori ^a,d   Ohyama, Takashi ^b,e   Hirota, Yoshiko ^b   Noce, Toshiaki ^a  

^a MITSUBISHI KASEI INST OF LIFE SCI   (Japan)

^b MEIJI DAIRIES CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KONAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; LUCIFERASE; PROTAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELECTROPORATION; ENHANCER REGION; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031796476     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod59.6.1439     Document Type: Article

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