Genetic mouse models for skin research: Strategies and resources

Genesis

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 652-664

  Schneider, Marlon R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dermatology; Knockout; Mice; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; CYTOKERATIN 1; CYTOKERATIN 10; CYTOKERATIN 14; CYTOKERATIN 15; CYTOKERATIN 16; CYTOKERATIN 5; CYTOKERATIN 6; TETRACYCLINE;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL LINEAGE; DERMIS; DISEASE MODEL; DNA MODIFICATION; EPIDERMIS; GAMETE; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENOME; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LOXP SITE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SKIN; SKIN CELL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; DERMATOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MODELS, ANIMAL; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RESEARCH; SKIN;

MUS;

EID: 84866620851     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: 1526968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.22029     Document Type: Review

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