Expression of the 71 kDa dystrophin isoform (Dp71) evaluated by gene targeting

Brain Research

Volumn 830, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 174-178

  Lumeng, Carey N ^a   Hauser, Michael ^a   Brown, Victoria ^a   Chamberlain, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dp71; Dystrophin; Knockout mice; Reporter gene

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DYSTROPHIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE TARGETING; GLIA CELL; KIDNEY COLLECTING TUBULE; KIDNEY EPITHELIUM; KIDNEY TUBULE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA INNER PLEXIFORM LAYER; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BRAIN; CHIMERA; DYSTROPHIN; EVALUATION STUDIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; GENES, REPORTER; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

EID: 0033614612     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01201-9     Document Type: Article

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