Optimized conditions for transgenesis of the ascidian Ciona using square wave electroporation

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-61

  Vierra, David A ^a   Irvine, Steven Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciona; Electroporation; Square wave; Transgenics

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CIONA INTESTINALIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXPONENTIAL PULSE ELECTROPORATION; GENE EXPRESSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PENETRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REPORTER GENE; SQUARE WAVE ELECTROPORATION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENICS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CIONA INTESTINALIS; ELECTROPORATION; GENES, REPORTER; TRANSGENES;

ASCIDIA; CIONA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84857909601     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: 1432041X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-011-0386-0     Document Type: Article

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