Duration and level of transgene expression after gene electrotransfer to skin in mice

Gene Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 839-845

  Gothelf, A ^a   Eriksen, J ^a   Hojman, P ^a,b   Gehl, J ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

electroporation; erythropoietin; gene electrotransfer; Katushka; vaccination

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; LUCIFERASE; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PHOTOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SKIN; TRANSGENE; VACCINATION; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR IMAGING; TIME;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPORATION; ERYTHROPOIETIN; GENE EXPRESSION; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOLECULAR IMAGING; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFECTION; TRANSGENES;

MUS;

EID: 77954538411     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: 14765462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gt.2010.35     Document Type: Article

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