Myosin regulatory elements as vectors for gene transfer by intramuscular injection

Gene Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 514-520

  Skarli, M ^a   Kiri, A ^a   Vrbova, G ^a   Lee, C A ^b   Goldspink, G ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene transfer; Muscle; Promoter

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLONING VECTOR; ENHANCER REGION; GENE TRANSFER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0031917799     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300618     Document Type: Article

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