Gene therapy boosts the bionic ear

Science Translational Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 233, 2014, Pages

  Shepherd, Robert K ^a,b   Wise, Andrew K ^a,b  

^a Bionics Institute   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

BIONICS; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CORTI ORGAN; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPORATION; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; MESENCHYME CELL; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALA TYMPANI; SPIRAL GANGLION; SPIRAL GANGLION NEURON; ANIMAL; EAR; GENE TRANSFER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; BIONICS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; EAR; ELECTROPORATION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84899548569     PISSN: 19466234     EISSN: 19466242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3009087     Document Type: Note

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