Evaluation of plasmid DNA for in vivo gene therapy: Factors affecting the number of transfected fibers

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 763-768

  Wells, Dominic J ^a,b   Maule, Jake ^b   Mcmahon, Jill ^b   Mitchell, Roger ^a,c   Damien, Elsie ^a   Poole, Angie ^a   Wells, Kim E ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Veterinary College   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM CHLORIDE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BUPIVACAINE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; PLASMID DNA; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE NECROSIS; MUSCLE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; ROUS SARCOMA ONCOVIRUS; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 0031835742     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/js970391o     Document Type: Article

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