Gene therapy for motor neuron disease

Nature Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 380-381

  Sendtner, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE THERAPY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALS; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC VECTORS; MICE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

EID: 0030992049     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm0497-380     Document Type: Note

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