Direct Injection of Foreign DNA into Mouse Testis as a Possible in Vivo Gene Transfer System via Epididymal Spermatozoa

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-56

  Sato, Masahiro ^a   Ishikawa, Aki ^a   Kimura, Minoru ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Epididymis; Hoechst 33342; In vivo gene transfer; Sperm vector; Testis; Transfection; Trypan blue

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; VECTORS;

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HOE 33342; PHOTOPROTEIN; TRYPAN BLUE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPORATION; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE TRANSFER; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; INJECTION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; DNA; ELECTROPORATION; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; INJECTIONS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MALE; MICE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TRYPAN BLUE;

EID: 0036369735     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.1130     Document Type: Article

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