A retroviral gene trap insertion into the histone 3.3A gene causes partial neonatal lethality, stunted growth, neuromuscular deficits and male sub-fertility in transgenic mice

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 2489-2495

  Couldrey, Christine ^a   Carlton, Mark B L ^b   Nolan, Patrick M ^c   Colledge, William H ^a   Evans, Martin J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COPULATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE INSERTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; GROWTH INHIBITION; HOMOZYGOSITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MOUSE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROVIRUS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A; UNIDENTIFIED RETROVIRUS;

EID: 0032739343     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/8.13.2489     Document Type: Article

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