Germ cell-specific expression of GFP gene induced by chicken vasa homologue (Cvh) promoter in early chicken embryos

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1515-1522

  Minematsu, Takeo ^a,b   Harumi, Takashi ^a   Naito, Mitsuru ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Biomaster Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chicken; Cvh; Germ cell

Indexed keywords

CHICKEN VASA HOMOLOGUE PROTEIN; DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LIPOSOME; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GERM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHICK EMBRYO; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENETIC VECTORS; GERM CELLS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 50249159110     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20894     Document Type: Article

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