Muscle transfection by electroporation with high-voltage and short-pulse currents provides high-level and long-lasting gene expression

Human Gene Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 909-916

  Vicat, J M ^a,b   Boisseau, S ^a   Jourdes, P ^a   Laine M ^a   Wion, D ^a   Bouali Benazzouz, R ^a   Benabid, A L ^a   Berger, F ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DNA; LUCIFERASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; MOUSE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; GENES, REPORTER; LUCIFERASES; MICE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFECTION; TRANSGENES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034630175     PISSN: 10430342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10430340050015518     Document Type: Article

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