Electroporation: Past, present and future

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-19

  Nakamura, Harukazu ^a   Funahashi, Junichi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chick embryo; Gene transfer; In ovo electroporation; In utero electroporation

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA;

CHICK EMBRYO; ELECTROPORATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DNA; ELECTROPORATION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES; GENETIC VECTORS; MICE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SOMITES; TRANSFECTION;

MUS; SPONDIAS PURPUREA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84872127911     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: 1440169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12012     Document Type: Review

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