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The Potential Benefits of Insulators on Heterologous Constructs in Transgenic Animals

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  1. Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain

    Patricia Giraldo & Lluís Montoliu

  2. Unite de Biologie du Développement et Biotechnologies, Institut National de Recherche Agronomique (INRA), 78352, Jouy-en-Josas Cedex, France

    Sylvie Rival-Gervier & Louis-Marie Houdebine

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Giraldo, P., Rival-Gervier, S., Houdebine, LM. et al. The Potential Benefits of Insulators on Heterologous Constructs in Transgenic Animals. Transgenic Res 12, 751–755 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:TRAG.0000005089.30408.25

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