Nonviral gene transfer into fetal mouse livers (a comparison between the cationic polymer PEI and naked DNA)

Gene Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 810-817

  Gharwan, H ^a   Wightman, L ^b   Kircheis, R ^b   Wagner, E ^c   Zatloukal, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM RCV GMBH AND CO KG   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fetus; Germ cells; In utero gene transfer; Naked DNA; Polyethylenimine

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; LIGAND; LUCIFERASE; NAKED DNA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FETUS LIVER; FETUS OUTCOME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SAFETY; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXICITY TESTING; TRANSGENE;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DNA; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; LIVER; LUCIFERASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038442898     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301954     Document Type: Article

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