In vivo imaging of green fluorescent protein-expressing cells in transgenic animals using fibred confocal fluorescence microscopy

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 837-845

  Al Gubory, Kaïs H ^a   Houdebine, Louis Marie ^a  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Fibred confocal microscopy; Green fluorescent protein; In vivo imaging; Transgenic rabbit

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMAGING; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MATING; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33746052458     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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