Gene transfer into muscle by electroporation in vivo

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 867-870

  Aihara, Hiroyuki ^a,b   Miyazaki, Jun Ichi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytokines; DNA vaccine; Drug delivery; Gene therapy

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DNA VACCINE; INTERLEUKIN 5; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTROPORATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031753867     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0998-867     Document Type: Article

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