Adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of ciliary neurotrophic factor can prevent photoreceptor degeneration in the retinal degeneration (rd) mouse

Human Gene Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 423-430

  Cayouette, Michel ^a   Gravel, Claude ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Cite Universitaire   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADENOVIRUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GENE TRANSFER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0030997980     PISSN: 10430342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/hum.1997.8.4-423     Document Type: Article

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