Electropermeabilization of skeletal muscle enhances gene transfer in vivo

Gene Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 508-514

  Mathiesen, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

DNA vaccine; Drug delivery; Electropermeabilization; Gene therapy; Plasmid DNA; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DEXTRAN; DNA VACCINE; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; DNA TRANSFER; ELECTROPORATION; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; GENE TRANSFER; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; ELECTROPORATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLASMIDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRANSFECTION; VACCINES, DNA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032926935     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300847     Document Type: Article

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