Cell-specific Cre-mediated activation of the diphtheria toxin gene in pituitary tumor cells: Potential for cytotoxic gene therapy

Human Gene Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 533-542

  Lee, Eun Jig ^a   Jameson, J Larry ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; CRE RECOMBINASE; DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; DNA FRAGMENT; GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; CYTOTOXICITY; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; PROMOTER REGION; TUMOR CELL; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; GROWTH HORMONE; INTEGRASES; MICE; MICE, NUDE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; VIRAL PROTEINS;

ADENOVIRIDAE; CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0036209722     PISSN: 10430342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10430340252809829     Document Type: Article

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