Microinjection and electroporation of embryonic kidney explants: An improved method

Kidney International

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 121-125

  Alie, T M ^a,b   Vrljicak, P J ^a,b   Myburgh, D B ^a   Gupta, I R ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Kidney development; Organ culture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXPLANT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; KIDNEY INTERSTITIUM; MALE; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; KIDNEY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MICROINJECTIONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; URETER;

EID: 34347335672     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002329     Document Type: Article

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