Spatial-temporal patterns of gene expression in mouse skeletal muscle after injection of lacZ plasmid DNA

Gene Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 648-663

  Doh, S G ^a   Vahlsing, H L ^a   Hartikka, J ^a   Liang, X ^a   Manthorpe, M ^a  

^a VICAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Injection; Myotendinous junction; Naked DNA; Quadriceps; Transfection

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; MOUSE; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; RECTUS;

EID: 0030749978     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300460     Document Type: Article

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