An efficient microinjection method for unfertilized eggs of Asian amphioxus Branchiostoma belcheri

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 223, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 269-278

  Liu, Xin ^a   Li, Guang ^a   Feng, Jun ^a   Yang, Xi ^a   Wang, Yi Quan ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

actin promoter; Amphioxus; Embryonic development; LacZ reporter; Microinjection method; RFP reporter

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; MESSENGER RNA; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BRANCHIOSTOMA; BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; HATCHING; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CHORDATA, NONVERTEBRATE; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; LARVA; MICROINJECTIONS; OOCYTES;

ANIMALIA; BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM;

EID: 84879551347     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: 1432041X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-013-0441-0     Document Type: Article

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