Imaging β-galactosidase activity in vivo using sequential reporter-enzyme luminescence

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 574, Issue , 2009, Pages 249-259

  Von Degenfeld, Georges ^a   Wehrman, Tom S ^a   Blau, Helen M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

G protein coupled receptor; in vivo pharmacology; luminescent imaging; galactosidase

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; LUMINESCENCE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NUDE MOUSE; REPORTER GENE;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; GENES, REPORTER; LUMINESCENCE; MICE; MICE, NUDE;

EID: 74049159611     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-321-3_20     Document Type: Article

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