Adenoviral vector-mediated expression of a foreign gene in peripheral nerve tissue bridges implanted in the injured peripheral and central nervous system

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 256-267

  Blits, Bas ^a   Dijkhuizen, Paul A ^a   Carlstedt, Thomas P ^b   Poldervaart, Hester ^a   Schiemanck, Sven ^a   Boer, Gerard J ^a   Verhaagen, Joost ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenoviral vector; Ex vivo gene transfer; Peripheral nerve graft; Regeneration; Spinal cord; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VECTOR;

ADENOVIRUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; MALE; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPORTER GENE; SCHWANN CELL; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032731090     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1999.7204     Document Type: Article

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