Green-fluorescent protein facilitates rapid in vivo detection of genetically transformed plant cells

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 707-714

  Elliott, A R ^a   Campbell, J A ^a   Dugdale, B ^b   Brettell, R I S ^a   Grof, C P L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Green fluorescent protein; Particle bombardment; Sugarcane; Transformation

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AEQUOREA VICTORIA; AGROBACTERIUM;

EID: 0033007020     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002990050647     Document Type: Article

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