Factors affecting the efficiency of introducing precise genetic changes in ES cells by homologous recombination: Tag-and-exchange versus the Cre-loxP system

Transgenic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 181-193

  Vazquez, J C ^a,c,d   Nogues, C ^a,e   Rucker, E B ^a   Piedrahita, J A ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Unidad Durango   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cre LoxP; Gene targeting; Homologous recombination; Site specific recombination

Indexed keywords

GENE TARGETING; GENETIC MARKER; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION;

ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VECTORS; INTEGRASES; MICE; MILK PROTEINS; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS); STEM CELLS; THYMIDINE KINASE; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0032079829     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008888929552     Document Type: Article

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