Ultrasound enhances reporter gene expression after transfection of vascular cells in vitro

Circulation

Volumn 99, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 2617-2620

  Lawrie, Allan ^a   Brisken, Axel F ^b   Francis, Sheila E ^a   Tayler, David I ^a   Chamberlain, Janet ^a   Crossman, David C ^a   Cumberland, David C ^a   Newman, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Pharmasonics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Genes; Restenosis; Transfection; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

DNA; LUCIFERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; RESTENOSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SWINE; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0033602813     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.99.20.2617     Document Type: Article

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