Development of a new piggyBac vector for generating transgenic silkworms using the kynurenine 3-mono oxygenase gene

Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 145-148

  Kobayashi, Isao ^a   Uchino, Keiro ^a   Sezutsu, Hideki ^a   Iizuka, Tetsuya ^a   Tamura, Toshiki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Kynurenine; Marker; Trasgenic; Vector

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MORI; GENE PROMOTER; GFP EXPRESSION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; KYNURENINE; MARKER; TRANSGENICS; TRASGENIC;

ANIMALS; GENES;

VECTORS;

BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; SIMIAN VIRUS 40;

BOMBYX MORI; BREED; GENETIC MODIFICATION; PROTEIN; SILKWORM;

EID: 36249025623     PISSN: 13468073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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