A helium burst biolistic device adapted to penetrate fragile insect tissues

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 1, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-10

  Thomas, Jean Luc ^a   Bardou, Jérôme ^a   L'hoste, Sebastien ^b   Mauchamp, Bernard ^a   Chavancy, Gérard ^a  

^a INRA U Natl Sericicole   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Biolistics; Bombyx mori; Gene expression; Gene gun; Insect; Transfection

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; INSECTA;

EID: 4043144911     PISSN: 15362442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.001.0901     Document Type: Article

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