Bioluminescence: Imaging modality for in vitro and in vivo gene expression

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 477, Issue , 2008, Pages 383-394

  Sadikot, Ruxana T ^a   Blackwell, Timothy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Gene expression; In vivo imaging; Infection; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

LUCIFERASE; LUCIFERIN;

ADENOVIRUS; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; LUMINESCENCE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PHOTON; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; FIREFLY LUCIFERIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VECTORS; LUCIFERASES; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MICE; PHOTONS; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 58149397222     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-517-0_29     Document Type: Article

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