Using injectoporation to deliver genes to mechanosensory hair cells

Nature Protocols

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2438-2449

  Xiong, Wei ^a,b   Wagner, Thomas ^a   Yan, Linxuan ^a   Grillet, Nicolas ^a,c   Müller, Ulrich ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; CALCIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROPORATION; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HAIR CELL; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; INJECTOPORATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; COCHLEAR HAIR CELL; DEVICES; DISSECTION; GENE TRANSFER; IMAGE PROCESSING; METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION; PATCH CLAMP TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DISSECTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROPORATION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROINJECTIONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84919414038     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2014.168     Document Type: Article

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