Optimized transgenesis in Xenopus laevis/gilli isogenetic clones for immunological studies

Genesis

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 300-306

  Nedelkovska, Hristina ^a   Robert, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Immunology; PhiC31 integrase; Sleeping Beauty transposase; Transgenesis; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; INTEGRASE; TRANSPOSASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DNA DEGRADATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GYNOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SURVIVAL RATE; TADPOLE; TRANSGENICS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; FEMALE; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; INTEGRASES; MALE; TRANSPOSASES; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS LAEVIS/GILLI;

EID: 84858000247     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: 1526968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20809     Document Type: Article

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