Electrically mediated delivery of plasmid DNA to the skin, using a multielectrode array

Human Gene Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 357-362

  Heller, Richard ^a,b   Cruz, Yolmari ^b   Heller, Loree C ^a,b   Gilbert, Richard A ^b,c   Jaroszeski, Mark J ^b,c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA VACCINE; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE THERAPY; GUINEA PIG; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MYALGIA; NONHUMAN; RAT; SKIN; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ANIMALS; DNA; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; MALE; PLASMIDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77949744402     PISSN: 10430342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/hum.2009.065     Document Type: Article

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