Efficient protein transfection of cultured coronary venular endothelial cells

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1998, Pages

  Tinsley, John H ^a   Hawker, James ^a   Yuan, Yuan ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

galactosidase; Cell culture; COS 7 cells; Protein kinase C

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750732687     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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