Helios® Gene Gun-mediated transfection of the inner ear sensory epithelium

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 493, Issue , 2009, Pages 103-123

  Belyantseva, Inna A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Biolistic; Culture; Ear; Gene Gun; GFP; Hair cell; Immunofluorescence; Myosin; Stereocilia; Transfection; Whirlin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934444598     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-523-7_7     Document Type: Article

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