Digital optical imaging of green fluorescent proteins for tracking vascular gene expression: Feasibility study in rabbit and human cell models

Radiology

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 171-175

  Yang, X ^a   Liu, H ^a   Li, D ^a   Zhou, X ^a   Jung, W C ^a   Deans, A E ^a   Cui, Y ^a   Cheng, L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animals; Carotid arteries; Experimental studies; Genes and genetics; Molecular analysis; Proteins

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; VIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035088509     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.219.1.r01ap23171     Document Type: Article

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