Selective expression of an aP2/Fatty Acid Binding Protein4-Cre transgene in non-adipogenic tissues during embryonic development

Transgenic Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 647-653

  Urs, Sumithra ^a   Harrington, Anne ^a   Liaw, Lucy ^a   Small, Deena ^b  

^a Maine Medical Center Research Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Galactosidase; Adipose tissue; Adipose specific gene expression; aP2 FABP4 Cre expression; Cre recombinase

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; FABP4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; INTEGRASE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; C57BL MOUSE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEINS; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INTEGRASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 33748747113     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-006-9000-z     Document Type: Article

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