Gene transfer to the developing mouse inner ear by in vivo electroporation

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 64, 2012, Pages 1-

  Wang, Lingyan ^a   Jiang, Han ^a   Brigande, John V ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental biology; Genetics; In vivo electroporation; Inner ear; Issue 64; Neuroscience; Otocyst; Physiology; Transuterine microinjection; Ventral laparotomy; Video microscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863746599     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3653     Document Type: Article

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