Tilapia chromosomal growth hormone gene expression accelerates growth in transgenic zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 16-22

  Morales, Reynold ^a   Herrera, María Teresa ^b   Arenal, Amílcar ^a   Cruz, Asterio ^a   Hernández, Oscar ^a   Pimentel, Rafael ^a   Guillén, Isabel ^a   Martínez, Rebeca ^a   Estrada, Mario P ^a  

^a CENTER FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Carp; GFP; Growth hormone; Tilapia; Transgenic; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHROMOSOME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; TILAPIA; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINUS CARPIO; DANIO; DANIO RERIO; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS UROLEPIS HORNORUM; TILAPIA;

EID: 3242719784     PISSN: 07173458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol4-issue2-fulltext-3     Document Type: Article

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