Efficient targeting of gene expression in chick embryos by microelectroporation

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 335-344

  Momose, Tsuyoshi ^a,c   Tonegawa, Akane ^a   Takeuchi, Jun ^a   Ogawa, Hidesato ^a,b   Umesono, Kazuhiko ^b   Yasuda, Kunio ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chicken embryo; Electroporation; Gene targeting

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA NEUROEPITHELIAL LAYER; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE TARGETING; TRANSGENES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032981398     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-169X.1999.413437.x     Document Type: Article

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