Efficient gene modulation in mouse epiblast using a Sox2Cre transgenic mouse strain

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 119, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages

  Hayashi, Shigemi ^a   Lewis, Paula ^a   Pevny, Larysa ^a   McMahon, Andrew P ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cre; Epiblast; Extraembryonic tissue; loxP; Mox2 (MORE); R26R; Recombinase; Sonic hedgehog; Sox2; Visceral endoderm; Z AP

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EGG; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GERM LAYER; METABOLISM;

ERINACEIDAE; MUS MUSCULUS;

INTEGRASE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GERM LAYERS; INTEGRASES; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 4043070783     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(03)00099-6     Document Type: Article

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