Imaging of luciferase and GFP-transfected human tumours in nude mice

Luminescence

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 218-223

  Caceres, Gisela ^a   Zhu, Xiao Yun ^b   Jiao, Jin An ^b   Zankina, Ralitza ^a   Aller, Alex ^a   Andreotti, Peter ^a,c  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sunol Molecular Corporation   (United States)

^c Atlantic Scientific Development Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

GFP; Imaging; tumours; Luciferase

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MAMMALS;

CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; IMAGING;; IN-VITRO; INTRAPERITONEAL; LUCIFERASE; NUDE MICE; TRANSFECTED CELLS;

TUMORS;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LUCIFERASE; LUCIFERIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHOTOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGING; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TUMOR CELL LINE; ANIMAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXPERIMENTAL NEOPLASM; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; NUDE MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; REPORTER GENE; XENOGRAFT;

MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, NUDE; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; TRANSFECTION; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS;

EID: 2442488012     PISSN: 15227235     EISSN: 10991271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bio.729     Document Type: Article

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