Germline transgenesis and insertional mutagenesis in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 236, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1758-1767

  Sasakura, Yasunori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enhancer trap; Insertional mutagenesis; Minos; Tc1 mariner; Transgenic techniques

Indexed keywords

ASCIDIACEA; CIONA INTESTINALIS; CIONA SAVIGNYI; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DROSOPHILA HYDEI; ELECTROPORATION; GENE INSERTION; GERM LINE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSGENICS; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CIONA INTESTINALIS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GERM CELLS; TRANSGENES;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; CIONA; CIONA INTESTINALIS; CIONA SAVIGNYI; DROSOPHILA HYDEI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34249724622     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21111     Document Type: Review

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