Zinc-finger nuclease enhanced gene targeting in human embryonic stem cells

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 90, 2014, Pages

  Hartley, Brigham J ^a   Fabb, Stewart A ^a   Finnin, Ben A L ^a   Haynes, John M ^a   Pouton, Colin W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Genome editing; Human embryonic stem cell; Issue 90; Midbrain dopaminergic neurons; Molecular Biology; Reporter cell line

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906739332     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51764     Document Type: Article

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