Targeted disruption of the gene encoding DNA ligase IV leads to lethality in embryonic mice

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 25, 1998, Pages 1395-1398

  Barnes, Deborah E ^a   Stamp, Gordon ^b   Rosewell, Ian ^a   Denzel, Angela ^a   Lindahl, Tomas ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032585526     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(98)00021-9     Document Type: Article

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