Electrical enhancement of formulated plasmid delivery in animals

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 365-371

  Draghia Akli, Ruxandra ^a,b   Khan, Amir S ^a,b   Cummings, Kathleen K ^a,b   Parghi, Deena ^b   Carpenter, Robert H ^a   Brown, Patricia A ^a  

^a Advisys Inc ^*  (United States)

^b CENTER FOR CELL AND GENE THERAPY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Gene therapy; Plasmid DNA; Poly L glutamate; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; PLASMID DNA; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG FORMULATION; ELECTROPORATION; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWINE; TRANSGENE;

EID: 0038669169     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460200100507     Document Type: Article

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