Pseudotyped murine leukemia virus for schistosome transgenesis: Approaches, methods and perspectives

Transgenic Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 539-556

  Mann, Victoria H ^a   Suttiprapa, Sutas ^a,b   Skinner, Danielle E ^a   Brindley, Paul J ^a   Rinaldi, Gabriel ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chromosome integration; Genetic manipulation; Germ line; Murine leukemia virus; Retrovirus; Schistosomes; Transgenesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; GENETICS; GENOME; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MOUSE; MURINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; PATHOGENICITY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENOME; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, MURINE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84899942150     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-013-9779-3     Document Type: Article

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