Gene therapy of murine motor neuron disease using adenoviral vectors for neurotrophic factors

Nature Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 429-436

  Haase, G ^a   Kennel, P ^b   Pettmann, B ^c   Vigne, E ^d   Akli, S ^a   Revah, F ^b   Schmalbruch, H ^e   Kahn, A ^a  

^a INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^b SANOFI   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIN 3; VIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN CELL; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC VECTORS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLES; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROTROPHIN 3; PHRENIC NERVE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0030953519     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm0497-429     Document Type: Article

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