Advances in plasmid gene delivery and expression in skeletal muscle

Current Opinion in Molecular Therapeutics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 150-154

  Smith, Louis C ^a   Nordstrom, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a Urigen Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug dependent gene regulation; Electroporation; Gene therapy; Muscle; Non viral plasmid

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPORATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ELECTROPORATION; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033995555     PISSN: 14648431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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