Gene transfer with microbubble ultrasound and plasmid DNA into skeletal muscle of mice: Comparison between commercially available microbubble contrast agents

Radiology

Volumn 237, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 224-229

  Wang, Xinghua ^a,b   Liang, Hai Dong ^c   Dong, Baowei ^d   Lu, Qi Long ^a,e   Blomley, Martin J K ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SHANXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Bristol General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^e CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FS 069; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PLASMID DNA; SHU 508; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SONOVUE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MALE; MICROBUBBLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TISSUE INJURY; TRANSGENE; ULTRASOUND;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DNA; FLUOROCARBONS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROBUBBLES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PLASMIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 25144497498     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2371040805     Document Type: Article

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