Use of flow cytometry to rapidly optimize the transfection of animal cells

BioTechniques

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 148-154

  Keith, Michelle B A ^a   Farrell, Patrick J ^a   Iatrou, Kostas ^a   Behie, Leo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LIPID; PLASMID VECTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; BOMBYX MORI; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

EID: 0033989130     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/00281rr03     Document Type: Article

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