Efficient expression of transgenes in adult zebrafish by electroporation

BMC Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Rambabu, K Murali ^a   Rao, S Hari Narayanan ^b   Rao, N Madhusudhana ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

^b RELIANCE LIFE SCIENCES PVT LTD   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; DNA; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FLUORESCENCE; MUSCLE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; TISSUE;

ELECTRIC PULSES; ELECTROPORATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; TRANSGENES; ZEBRAFISH;

GENES;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LUCIFERASE; NAKED DNA; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARP; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENE; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUSCLE; PLASMID; REPORTER GENE;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINUS CARPIO; DANIO RERIO; LABEO ROHITA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ELECTROPORATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUCIFERASES; MUSCLES; PLASMIDS; TRANSFECTION; TRANSGENES; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 27644583037     PISSN: 14726750     EISSN: 14726750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-5-29     Document Type: Article

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