Stable knock-down of vomeronasal receptor genes in transgenic Xenopus tadpoles

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - Tập 345 - Trang 140-147 - 2006
Akihiko Kashiwagi1, Keiko Kashiwagi1, Shouichiro Saito2, Atsuko Date-Ito3,4, Masumi Ichikawa5, Yuji Mori4, Kimiko Hagino-Yamagishi3
1Institute for Amphibian Biology, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1, Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima 739-8526, Japan
2Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
3Single-Molecule Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8613, Japan
4Laboratory of Veterinary Ethology, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
5Laboratory of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Basic Techniques and Facilities, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience, 2-6, Musashidai, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8526, Japan

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