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ReviewJournal of muscle research and cell motility2008

Transgenic tools for Drosophila muscle research.

Zacharias Orfanos

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Review in Journal of muscle research and cell motility, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Zacharias OrfanosDepartment of Biology (Area 10), University of York, York, YO10 5YW, UK. zo102@york.ac.uk

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One of the advantages of using Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism is our knowledge of its genetics combined with its genetic versatility. Over the years, a range of transgenic tools have been developed that allow easy genetic manipulation such as the generation of novel mutants and the use of fusion proteins and protein traps. This work discusses examples of the above, and describes systems like GAL4-UAS and RNAi, before highlighting the importance and advantage of the indirect flight muscle as a model for muscle research.

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AnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsMuscle ProteinsMuscle, SkeletalDrosophila ProteinsMuscle Proteins

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