Gene gun delivery of mRNA in situ results in efficient transgene expression and genetic immunization

Gene Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 262-268

  Qiu, P ^a   Ziegelhoffer, P ^a   Sun, J ^a   Yang, N S ^a  

^a Agracetus   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene gun; Genetic immunization; Particle mediated; RNA transfer; Transgene expression

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; ANTIBODY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; LUCIFERASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; EPIDERMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNIZATION; LIVER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENE;

ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; ANIMALS; BEETLES; CELL LINE; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; LUCIFERASES; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSGENES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0029875845     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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