The application of transgenic animals in microRNA research

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1095-1100

  Ma, Ning ^a   Gao, Xu ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene targeting; MicroRNA; Transgene; Transgenic animal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 72949101403     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1206.2009.00091     Document Type: Review

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