Expression of exogenous mRNAs to study gene function in the sea urchin embryo

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 2004, Issue 74, 2004, Pages 677-697

  Lepage, Thierry ^a   Gache, Christian ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROINJECTION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SEA URCHIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE TARGETING; MICROINJECTIONS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEA URCHINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 16644382331     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(04)74027-3     Document Type: Review

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