Elucidating Gene Function through use of Genetically Engineered Mice

Genomics: Essential Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 211-248

  Heyer, Mary P ^a   Feliciano, Cátia ^a   Peca, João ^a   Feng, Guoping ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

'recombination mediated genetic engineering'; Elucidating Gene Function through Use of Genetically Engineered Mice; Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF); Long homology arm (LHA); Mating of chimeras and downstream applications; Mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF); Multiple cloning sites (MCSs); Principles of targeted gene deletion in mice; Thymidine kinase (TK)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862704853     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470711675.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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