Animal transgenesis: An overview

Brain Structure and Function

Volumn 214, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 91-109

  Sosa, Miguel A Gama ^a,b   De Gasperi, Rita ^a,b   Elder, Gregory A ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditional gene inactivation; Gene targeting; Inducible transgene expression; Pronuclear injection; Transgenic animal

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CRE RECOMBINASE; DOXYCYCLINE; RNA;

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA MODIFICATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENE TRANSFER; INTRON; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA TRANSPORT; SOMATIC CELL; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC VECTORS; MICE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSFECTION; TRANSGENES;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; MUS MUSCULUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77950457606     PISSN: 18632653     EISSN: 18632661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-009-0230-8     Document Type: Review

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