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Production of transmitochondrial mice.
Methods (San Diego, Calif.) - 1 Apr 2002
Pinkert Carl A, Trounce Ian A
Abstract excerpt
With the advancement of various gene transfer technologies, the establishment of mitochondria transfer as a viable technique to genetically engineer mouse models paradoxically lagged behind other genetic technologies. The lack of demonstrable recombination in mtDNA necessitates different approaches to conventional transgenesis-based techniques. Initially, heteroplasmic mice were created to explore disease...
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