Successful biolistic transformation of mouse pancreatic islets while preserving cellular function

Transplantation

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1567-1571

  Gainer, Anita L ^a   Korbutt, Greg S ^a   Rajotte, Ray V ^a   Warnock, Garth L ^a   Elliott, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DNA; GENE PRODUCT; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LUCIFERASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; INSULIN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; LUCIFERASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0029941315     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199606150-00003     Document Type: Article

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