A Simple Electroporation Method for the Introduction of Plasmids into Cells Cultured on Coverslips for Histochemical Examination

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 317-323

  Takata, Kuniaki ^a   Takahashi, Yukiko ^a   Matsuzaki, Toshiyuki ^a   Tajika, Yuki ^a   Suzuki, Takeshi ^a   Aoki, Takeo ^a   Hagiwara, Haruo ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cultured cells; Electroporation; Green fluorescent protein (GFP)

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENE PRODUCT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ELECTROPORATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; SCREENING; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0242541970     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.36.317     Document Type: Article

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