Minicircle DNA electrotransfer for efficient tissue-targeted gene delivery

Gene Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 62-68

  Chabot, S ^a,b   Orio, J ^a,b   Schmeer, M ^c   Schleef, M ^c   Golzio, M ^a,b   Teissie J ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE PHARMACOLOGIE ET DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c Dept Process Development   (Germany)

Author keywords

electropulsation; gene delivery; minicircle; plasmid DNA

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MINICIRCLE DNA; PLASMID VECTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA VECTOR; ELECTROPORATION; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DNA, CIRCULAR; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, HAIRLESS; MUSCLES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84871977997     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: 14765462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gt.2011.215     Document Type: Article

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