Pulmonary Vascular Gene Transfer: Prospects for Successful Therapy of Pulmonary Hypertension

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 555-557

  Fouty, Brian ^a   Rodman, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG CARRIER; THYMIDINE KINASE;

ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; NOTE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; DRUG CARRIERS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LUNG DISEASES; RATS; THYMIDINE KINASE;

EID: 0033220467     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.21.5.f170     Document Type: Review

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