The efficient expression of intravascularly delivered DNA in rat muscle

Gene Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 272-276

  Budker, V ^a   Zhang, G ^a   Danko, I ^a   Williams, P ^a   Wolff, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Gene therapy; Gene transfer; Muscle; Plasmid DNA

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE; PAPAVERINE; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; HINDLIMB; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISCHEMIA; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031935395     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300572     Document Type: Article

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