In Vivo Cell Biology of Cancer Cells Visualized with Fluorescent Proteins

Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Volumn 70, Issue , 2005, Pages 121-144

  Hoffman, Robert M ^a  

^a ANTICANCER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33645948778     PISSN: 00702153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0070-2153(05)70006-5     Document Type: Review

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