Dicistronic gene expression in developing zebrafish

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 552-561

  Fahrenkrug, Scott C ^a   Clark, Karl J ^a   Dahlquist, Mark O ^a   Hackett Jr , Perry B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicistronic; Dicistronic gene expression; Embryogenesis; Encephalomyocarditis virus; Internal ribosome entry sites; Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FISH GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LUCIFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; REPORTER GENE; TISSUE CULTURE; TRANSGENICS;

DANIO RERIO; ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033428210     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00011810     Document Type: Article

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