In vivo electroporation of DNA into the wing epidermis of the butterfly, Bicyclus anynana

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Golden, Kyle ^a   Sagi, Veena ^a   Markwarth, Nathan ^a   Chen, Bin ^a,b   Monteiro, Antónia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicyclus anynana; EGFP; Electroporation; Functional genetics; Lepidoptera; Somatic transformation; Wing patterns

Indexed keywords

BICYCLUS ANYNANA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE;

DNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; ELECTROPORATION; EPIDERMIS; FORELIMB; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; INSECT; METABOLISM; PLASMID;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; DNA; ELECTROPORATION; EPIDERMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; PLASMIDS; PUPA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; WING;

EID: 35548935983     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.007.5301     Document Type: Article

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