Generation of gene disruptions by transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs) in Xenopus tropicalis embryos

Cell and Bioscience

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Lei, Yong ^a   Guo, Xiaogang ^b   Deng, Yi ^c   Chen, Yonglong ^b   Zhao, Hui ^a,d  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTES OF BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTH   (China)

^c SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 84877279498     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20453701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2045-3701-3-21     Document Type: Review

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