Efficient non-viral ocular gene transfer with compacted DNA nanoparticles

PLoS ONE

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Farjo, Rafal ^a   Skaggs, Jeff ^a   Quiambao, Alexander B ^a   Cooper, Mark J ^b   Naash, Muna I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Copernicus Therapeutics Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; NANOPARTICLE; NUCLEIC ACID; DRUG CARRIER; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA; RECOMBINANT DNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TARGETING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PHOTORECEPTOR; PLASMID; RETINA; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; EYE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RECOMBINANT; DRUG CARRIERS; EYE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NANOPARTICLES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RETINA; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 34248570405     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000038     Document Type: Article

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