In vivo electroporation of the central nervous system: A non-viral approach for targeted gene delivery

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-244

  De Vry, Jochen ^a   Martínez Martínez, Pilar ^a   Losen, Mario ^a   Temel, Yasin ^a,b   Steckler, Thomas ^c   Steinbusch, Harry W M ^a   De Baets, Marc H ^a,d   Prickaerts, Jos ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Johnson and Johnson PRD ^*  (Belgium)

^d HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain; Electroporation; Gene transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN CANCER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEPRESSION; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROPORATION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; PLASMIDS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 78149445102     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2010.10.001     Document Type: Review

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