Noninvasive molecular neuroimaging using reporter genes: Part II, experimental, current, and future applications

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 409-418

  Massoud, Tarik F ^a,b   Singh, A ^a   Gambhir, S S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LENTIVIRUS VECTOR; PARVOVIRUS VECTOR;

CELL MIGRATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FORECASTING; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; MOLECULAR PROBE TECHNIQUES; NEUROANATOMY; RESEARCH;

EID: 41149113539     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0863     Document Type: Review

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