Evaluation of HBV promoters for use in hepatic gene therapy

Biological Chemistry Hoppe-Seyler

Volumn 377, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 187-193

  Löser, Peter ^a   Sandig, Volker ^a   Kirillova, Irina ^a   Strauss, Michael ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enhancer; Gene therapy; Hepatitis B virus; Liver; Promoter

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ENHANCER REGION; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRID; LIVER CELL; LIVER DISEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; VIRUS GENE;

EID: 0029924662     PISSN: 01773593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bchm3.1996.377.3.187     Document Type: Article

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