Generating chimeric zebrafish embryos by transplantation

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 29, 2009, Pages

  Kemp, Hilary A ^a   Carmany Rampey, Amanda ^a   Moens, Cecilia ^a  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastula; Chimera; Development; Developmental biology; Gastrula; Issue 29; Mosaic analysis; Targeted; Transplantation; Zebrafish embryo

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055104357     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/1394     Document Type: Article

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