Detection of dual-gene expression in arteries using an optical imaging method

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1223-1229

  Chen, Hunter H ^a   Zhan, Xiangcan ^b   Kumar, Ananda ^b   Du, Xiangying ^b   Hammond, Holly ^b   Cheng, Linzhao ^b   Yang, Xiaoming ^b  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Bicistronic vector; Cardiovascular disease; Fluorescence; Gene therapy; Lentiviral vector; Optical imaging

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PHOTOPROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICS; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY; OPTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; FEMORAL ARTERY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE, MULTIPHOTON; OPTICS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DISEASES; FIBER OPTICS; FLUORESCENCE; GENES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL FILTERS;

BICISTRONIC VECTOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; GENE THERAPY; LENTIVIRAL VECTOR; OPTICAL IMAGING METHOD;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

ANIMALIA; LENTIVIRUS;

EID: 12844259045     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1803842     Document Type: Article

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