Targeted Expression in Zebrafish Primordial Germ Cells by Cre/loxP and Gal4/UAS Systems

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 526-539

  Xiong, Feng ^a,b   Wei, Zhi Qiang ^a,b   Zhu, Zuo Yan ^a   Sun, Yong Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cre loxP; Gal4 UAS; Primordial germ cells; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION EFFICIENCIES; CRE/LOXP; GAL4/UAS; MASSIVE PRODUCTION; POST-FERTILIZATION; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALS; CELLS; EFFICIENCY; GENE EXPRESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINS;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

ADULT; EGG; EMBRYO; ENZYME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GENE EXPRESSION; HYBRID; PERSISTENCE; SPERM; VERTEBRATE;

DANIO RERIO; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84881549619     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-013-9505-4     Document Type: Article

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