Establishment of murine Smad5 double knockout ES cells and the studies on their properties

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 121-129

  Xiao, Yang ^a   Yanxun, Sun ^a   Jiang, Zhou ^a   Peitang, Huang ^a   Cuifen, Huang ^a   Xiaoling, Xu ^b   Cuiling, Li ^b   Jessica, Gotay ^b   Lin, Chen ^b   Chuxia, Deng ^b  

^a Beijing Institute of Cell Biotechnology   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cre LoxP; Double knockout; Es cells; Smad5

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035309883     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02879316     Document Type: Article

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