Linearization and purification of BAC DNA for the development of transgenic mice

Transgenic Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-150

  Chrast, Roman ^a,c   Scott, Hamish S ^a   Antonarakis, Stylianos E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c Centre Médical Universitaire   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

BAC; Linearization; Protocol; Purification; RARE; Terminase; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME; DNA PURIFICATION; LINEARIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RECOMBINANT; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC;

EID: 0033117681     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008858014473     Document Type: Article

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