Target gene transfer of tissue plasminogen activator to cornea by electric pulse inhibits intracameral fibrin formation and corneal cloudiness

Human Gene Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 2551-2557

  Sakamoto, Taiji ^a   Oshima, Yuji ^a   Nakagawa, Kazunori ^a   Ishibashi, Tatsuro ^a   Inomata, Hajime ^a   Sueishi, Katsuo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD EYE BARRIER; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA OPACITY; EYE INFLAMMATION; FIBRIN FORMATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GLAUCOMA; NONHUMAN; RAT; TARGET CELL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ANIMALS; CORNEA; CORNEAL OPACITY; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTRICITY; ENDOTHELIUM; FIBRIN; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033543995     PISSN: 10430342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10430349950016889     Document Type: Article

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