LacZ transgene expression as a cell marker to analyse rescue from the 2-cell block in mouse aggregation chimeras

Zygote

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 223-226

  Neganova, Irina E ^b,c   Augustin, Martin ^a,d   Sekirina, Galina G ^c   Jockusch, Harald ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c Department of Cell Biology ^*

^d FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR TOXICOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

2 cell block; Aggregation chimeras; Cell labelling; LacZ transgene expression; Preimplantation development

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CYTOCHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; LACTOSE OPERON; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENETIC MARKERS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LAC OPERON; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; TRANSGENES;

EID: 0032129877     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S096719949800015X     Document Type: Article

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