Easy Passage: Germline Transgenesis in Frogs

Amphibians have been a favored model organism for studies of early development for over a century. The African frog Xenopus laevis's embryos are large and accessible for manipulation from fertilization onward.

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 96; no. 25; pp. 14189 - 14190
Main Authors:	Kroll, Kristen L., Kirschner, Marc W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 07-12-1999 National Acad Sciences National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences
Subjects:	Animals Cellular biology Commentaries Embryology Embryonic cells Embryos Frogs Gene transfer techniques Ova Plasmids Promoter Regions, Genetic Reptiles & amphibians Ribonucleic acid RNA Spermatozoa Transgenes Transgenic animals Vertebrates Xenopus laevis - genetics
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Summary:	Amphibians have been a favored model organism for studies of early development for over a century. The African frog Xenopus laevis's embryos are large and accessible for manipulation from fertilization onward.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Commentary-1 To whom reprint requests should be addressed. E-mail: kkroll@bcmp.med.harvard.edu.
ISSN:	0027-8424 1091-6490
DOI:	10.1073/pnas.96.25.14189