Gene transfer to the rodent placenta in situ: A new strategy for delivering gene products to the fetus

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1565-1571

  Senut, Marie Claude ^a   Suhr, Steven T ^a   Gage, Fred H ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Gene transfer; Placenta; Rat; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; CELL GROWTH; CELL MATURATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHORIOALLANTOIS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RODENT; TRANSGENE;

EID: 0032522989     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI1959     Document Type: Article

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