Electrically mediated plasmid DNA delivery to hepatocellular carcinomas in vivo

Gene Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 826-829

  Heller, L ^a,b   Jaroszeski, M J ^b   Coppola, D ^b   Pottinger, C ^b   Gilbert, R ^c   Heller, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Gene delivery; In vivo; Rat hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PLASMID DNA; VIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFER; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTROPORATION; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPORTER GENE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034070458     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301173     Document Type: Article

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