Determination of tissue distribution of an intramuscular plasmid vaccine using PCR and in situ DNA hybridization

Human Gene Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 2185-2194

  Winegar, R A ^a   Monforte, J A ^a   Suing, K D ^a   O'Loughlin, K G ^a   Rudd, C J ^a   Macgregor, J T ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE; VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE THERAPY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INJECTION SITE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE LEVEL; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBIT; SKIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0029842585     PISSN: 10430342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/hum.1996.7.17-2185     Document Type: Article

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