Vectors and techniques for ectopic gene expression in zebrafish

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn , Issue 59, 1999, Pages 117-126

  Hyatt, Tana M ^a   Ekker, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA;

ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE VECTOR; HUMAN; REVIEW; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; RNA; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 0032608580     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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