Generation of stable transgenic C. elegans using microinjection

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 18, 2008, Pages

  Berkowitz, Laura A ^a   Knight, Adam L ^a   Caldwell, Guy A ^a   Caldwell, Kim A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Developmental biology; Issue 18; Microinjection; Stable lines; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055118573     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/833     Document Type: Article

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