Gene transfer by naked DNA into adult mouse brain

Gene Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 405-411

  Schwartz, B ^a   Benoist, C ^b   Abdallah, B ^b   Rangara, R ^a   Hassan, A ^b   Scherman, D ^a   Demeneix, B A ^b  

^a SANOFI   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Gene therapy; In vivo gene transfer; Lipopolysaccharide; Luciferase; Naked DNA

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; DNA; LUCIFERASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GLIA; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DNA; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LUCIFERASES; MICE;

EID: 0029998364     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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