DNA-delivery methods to produce transgenic plants

Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 385-402

  Darbani, Behrooz ^a,b,c   Farajnia, Safar ^d   Toorchi, Mahmoud ^c   Zakerbostanabad, Saeed ^a   Noeparvar, Shahin ^b,c   Jr Stewart, C Neal ^e  

^a University of Rabe Rashidi   (Iran)

^b Institute for Northwest   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^d TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Agroinoculation; Biolistics; In planta; Laser; Liposome; Oral vaccine; Pollen tube; Polyfection

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROINOCULATION; BIOLISTICS; IN PLANTA; ORAL VACCINE; POLLEN TUBE; POLYFECTION;

GENE TRANSFER; LIPOSOMES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTEINS;

VACCINES;

AGROBACTERIUM; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 67651065211     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2008.385.402     Document Type: Article

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