Nonviral gene transfer to surface skin of mid-gestational murine embryos by intraamniotic injection and subsequent electroporation

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 268-277

  Sato, Masahiro ^a   Tanigawa, Maya ^a   Kikuchi, Natsuko ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Fetus; In utero; Intraamniotic injection; Nonviral gene transfer; Plasmid; Skin

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; PLASMID DNA; TRYPAN BLUE;

AMNION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPORATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE TRANSFER; GESTATION PERIOD; MICROPIPETTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULSE GENERATOR; SKIN SURFACE; STRATUM CORNEUM; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

AMNION; ANIMALS; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO; FETUS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; INJECTIONS; LAC OPERON; MICE; SKIN; TRANSFECTION;

MURINAE; VECTORS;

EID: 4744364706     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20124     Document Type: Article

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