Conditional gene expression and targeting in neuroscience research

Current Protocols in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue SUPPL. 44, 2008, Pages

  Morozov, Alexei ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Conditional mutagenesis; Cre loxP; Tetracycline transactivator

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CRE RECOMBINASE; DOXYCYCLINE; NEUROTOXIN; RECOMBINASE; TETRACYCLINE; THYMIDINE KINASE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL LABELING; CELL STRUCTURE; GENE CASSETTE; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC REGULATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTAGENESIS; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW;

EID: 58849099563     PISSN: 19348584     EISSN: 19348576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/0471142301.ns0431s44     Document Type: Review

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