Measuring microRNA reporter activity in skeletal muscle using hydrodynamic limb vein injection of plasmid DNA combined with in vivo imaging

Skeletal Muscle

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Guess, Martin G ^a   Barthel, Kristen K B ^a   Pugach, Emily K ^a   Leinwand, Leslie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Gene therapy; Hydrodynamic limb vein injection; In vivo imaging; Luciferase; MicroRNA; Muscular dystrophy; Plasmid DNA; Reporter assay

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; ELATERIDAE; MUS MUSCULUS; PYROPHORUS PLAGIOPHTHALAMUS;

EID: 84880861277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20445040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2044-5040-3-19     Document Type: Article

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