Targeting genes for self-excision in the germ line

Genes and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1524-1528

  Bunting, Michaeline ^a   Bernstein, Kenneth E ^b   Greer, Joy M ^a   Capecchi, Mario R ^a   Thomas, Kirk R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme; Conditional mutagenesis; Cre loxP; Gene therapy; Targeted gene modification

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; RECOMBINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CASSETTE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GERM LINE; MALE; MARKER GENE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033564213     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.12.1524     Document Type: Article

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