HVJ-based non-viral gene transfer method: Successful gene therapy using HGF and VEGF genes in experimental ischemia

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 11, Issue 1 P.447-888, 2006, Pages 753-759

  Shimamura, Munehisa ^a,b   Sato, Naoyuki ^a   Yoshimura, Shinichi ^c   Kaneda, Yasufumi ^a   Morishita, Ryuichi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain; Cerebral Ischemia; Gene Therapy; HGF; HVJ envelope; HVJ liposome; Nervous system; Review; Therapeutics; Treatment; VEGF

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944479022     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/1833     Document Type: Review

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