During the past 20 years, transgenesis has become a popular technique and a crucial tool
for molecular geneticists and biologists. Transgene expression is now better-controlled and …

Pit-1 is a pituitary-specific transcription factor responsible for activating growth hormone
(GH) and prolactin genes. Here, we describe the isolation of a rainbow trout cDNA clone that …

The development of technologies for introducing new genetic information into fish has been
realized over the past decade, allowing both investigations of gene function and providing …

In order to examine the expression of exogenous genes introduced into ascidian eggs, two
recombinant plasmids pmiwZ and pHrMA4aCAT were microinjected into the cytoplasm of …

Three gene transfer methods for fish are described (ie, microinjection into fertilized eggs,
microinjection into oocytes and electroporation). Also described is a series of experiments to …

Defining environmental risk assessment criteria for genetically modified fishes to be placed
on the EU market Page 1 The prese exclusivel a tender p Authority issues add Defi IG C G. C …

Gene knock-down technology using antisense molecules has many applications for
studying gene function, disrupting undesirable genetic traits, as well as providing effective …

Activities of trout metallothionein-A promoter and mouse metallothionein-I promoter in fish
cells and fry were examined using the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) gene as a …

This chapter reviews the basic principles of retroviral vector design and production.
Prospects and limits of retroviral vectors technology are also discussed and the main data …

In this review of work on salmonids, consideration is given to methods of producing
transgenic fish, types of gene constructs used in transgenesis, rates of retention of …