Maternal mRNA knock-down studies: Antisense experiments using the host-transfer technique in Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 917, Issue , 2012, Pages 167-182

  Olson, David J ^a   Hulstrand, Alissa M ^a   Houston, Douglas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisense; Host transfer; Maternal genes; Oligonucleotides; Oocyte; Xenopus laevis; Xenopus tropicalis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868599817     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-992-1_10     Document Type: Article

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