Optimized heterologous transfection of viable adult organotypic brain slices using an enhanced gene gun

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Arsenault, Jason ^a   O'Brien, John A ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biolistic transfection; Gene gun; Nanoparticles; Organotypic brain slices; Tissue slicer; Vibroslicer

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EXOGENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DEOXYURIDINE PHOSPHATE; DEOXYURIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NANOPARTICLE; NERVE PROTEIN; NEUN PROTEIN, MOUSE; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PHOTOPROTEIN; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; SEPHAROSE; YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; BRAIN; BRAIN LEVEL; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EQUIPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROTOMY; MOUSE; STAINING; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLISTICS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DEOXYURACIL NUCLEOTIDES; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROTOMY; NANOPARTICLES; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROPIDIUM; SEPHAROSE; STAINING AND LABELING; TRANSGENES;

EID: 84890416676     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-544     Document Type: Article

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