In vitro expression of the diphtheria toxin A-chain gene under the control of human chorionic gonadotropin gene promoters as a means of directing toxicity to ovarian cancer cell lines

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 579-585

  Lidor, Y J ^a   Lee, W E ^a   Nilson, J H ^a   Maxwell, I H ^a   Su, L J ^a   Brand, E ^a   Glode, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Diphtheria toxin; Gene therapy; Human chorionic gonadotropin promoter; Ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; LUCIFERASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA TRANSFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OVARY CANCER; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION;

EID: 0030752555     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70149-2     Document Type: Article

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