Prospects for the genetic transformation of arthropods

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 201-213

  Ashburner, M ^a   Hoy, M A ^b   Peloquin, J J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; DROSOPHILA; HUMANS; RESEARCH; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ARTHROPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032145765     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1998.00084.x     Document Type: Review

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