Efficient gene transfer into Xiphophorus muscle and melanoma by injection of supercoiled plasmid DNA

Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 241-247

  Schulte, Patricia M ^a,c   Powers, Dennis A ^a   Schartl, Manfred ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; LUCIFERASE; MELANOMA; PLASMID DNA; REPORTER GENE; THYMIDYLATE KINASE;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; RENILLA MULLERI; RENILLA RENIFORMIS; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM); XIPHOPHORUS;

EID: 0032437940     PISSN: 10536426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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