Transgenic tools for Drosophila muscle research

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 29, Issue 6-8, 2008, Pages 185-188

  Orfanos, Zacharias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drosophila; GAL4 UAS; GFP tag; Indirect flight muscle; Protein traps; Transgenesis

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN;

DROSOPHILA; FLIGHT MUSCLE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSGENICS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 62449336055     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: 15732657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10974-009-9166-0     Document Type: Review

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