Gene therapy for the inner ear

Hearing Research

Volumn 297, Issue , 2013, Pages 99-105

  Fukui, Hideto ^a,b   Raphael, Yehoash ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL REGENERATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COCHLEAR NERVE; DOWN REGULATION; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; GENE THERAPY; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC DISORDER; HAIR CELL; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INNER EAR; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPIRAL GANGLION; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EAR, INNER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC THERAPY; GENETIC VECTORS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; LABYRINTH DISEASES; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84875379496     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2012.11.017     Document Type: Review

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