Regulation of gene expression in mouse embryos and its embryonic cells through RNAi

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 271-278

  Lykke Andersen, Karin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Embryonic cells; RNA; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELLS; GROWTH KINETICS; RNA;

CARCINOMA; EMBRYONIC CELLS; GENE FUNCTION; STEM CELLS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

CARCINOMA CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE TARGETING; MICE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33845950114     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/MB:34:2:271     Document Type: Conference Paper

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