In vivo DNA gene elecro-transfer: A systematic analysis of different electrical parameters

Journal of Gene Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1475-1481

  Zampaglione, Immacolata ^a   Arcuri, Mirko ^a   Cappelletti, Manuela ^a   Ciliberto, Gennaro ^a   Perretta, Gemma ^b   Nicosia, Alfredo ^a   La Monica, Nicola ^a   Fattori, Elena ^a  

^a Istituto di Ricerche di Biologia Molecolare   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrical parameters; Electroporation; Muscle

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; PLASMID DNA; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA TRANSFER; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSGENE; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; DNA; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLASMIDS; RABBITS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 27944450073     PISSN: 1099498X     EISSN: 15212254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgm.774     Document Type: Article

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