Article Commentary: The X-gal Caution in Neural Transplantation Studies
Cell transplantation into host brain requires a reliable cell marker to trace lineage and location of grafted cells in host tissue. The lacZ gene encodes the bacterial (E. coli) enzyme β-galactosidase (β-gal) and is commonly visualized as a blue intracellular precipitate following its incubation wit...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2000-09-01
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Series: | Cell Transplantation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/096368970000900510 |