Short noncoding DNA fragment improve efficiencies of in vivo electroporation-mediated gene transfer

Journal of Gene Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 563-569

  Peng, Jinliang ^a   Zhao, Yonggang ^a   Mai, Junhua ^a   Guo, Wei ^a   Xu, Yuhong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Gene transfer; Luciferase; Membrane permeability; Plasmid DNA; Short fragment DNA

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG FORMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPORATION; ELECTROPORATION MEDIATED GENE TRANSFER; FEMALE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DNA; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; LUCIFERASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLASMIDS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84868111291     PISSN: 1099498X     EISSN: 15212254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgm.2667     Document Type: Article

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