Transgenic rodent assay for quantifying male germ cell mutant frequency

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 90, 2014, Pages

  O'Brien, Jason M ^a   Beal, Marc A ^a   Gingerich, John D ^a   Soper, Lynda ^a   Douglas, George R ^a   Yauk, Carole L ^a   Marchetti, Francesco ^a  

^a Population Studies Division   (Canada)

Author keywords

De novo mutation; Genetic toxicology; Genetics; Issue 90; Male germ cells; N ethyl N nitrosourea; OECD TG 488; Sperm; Spermatogenesis; Spermatogonia; Transgenic rodent mutation assay

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; GERMLINE MUTATION; MALE; MOUSE; MUTATION RATE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPORTER GENE; SPERMATOZOON; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENES, REPORTER; GERM-LINE MUTATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTATION RATE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84905643718     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51576     Document Type: Article

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