Microcell-mediated chromosome transfer (MMCT): Small cells with huge potential

Mammalian Genome

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 583-592

  Doherty, Aideen M O ^a   Fisher, Elizabeth M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL FUSION; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; GENE FUNCTION; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HYBRID; MICROCELL MEDIATED CHROMOSOME TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL; STEM CELL; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL FUSION; CHROMOSOMES, ARTIFICIAL, MAMMALIAN; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MITOCHONDRIA; TELOMERASE;

EID: 0041852770     PISSN: 09388990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00335-003-4002-0     Document Type: Review

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