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Gene Transfer to the Rodent Embryo by Retroviral Vectors

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Molecular Embryology

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Acknowledgments

We thank Dr. John Parnavelas for advice pertaining to electron microscopy. The authors—research has been supported in part by grants from the National Institutes of Health to M. B. L (#NS28380) and to G. K. P (#AR43410) and by a Biomedical Scholars Award from the Pew Charitable Trusts and a Basic Research Grant from the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation to M. B. L.

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Luskin, M.B. (2008). Gene Transfer to the Rodent Embryo by Retroviral Vectors. In: Sharpe, P.T., Mason, I. (eds) Molecular Embryology. METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY™, vol 461. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-483-8_13

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