Using Φc31 integrase to mediate insertion of DNA in Xenopus embryos

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 917, Issue , 2012, Pages 219-230

  Li, You E ^a   Allen, Bryan G ^a   Weeks, Daniel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo injection; Transgenesis; Xenopus laevis; C31 integrase

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868514757     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-992-1_13     Document Type: Article

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