Ultrasound-guided in utero injections allow studies of the development and function of the eye

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 237, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1034-1042

  Punzo, Claudio ^a   Cepko, Constance L ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonal analysis; Eye development; Gain and loss of function clones; Mouse; Retina; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

RETROVIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RETINA CELL; RETINA CONE; RNA INTERFERENCE; SURVIVAL; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EYE; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; INJECTIONS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS;

MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 42149109742     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21500     Document Type: Article

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