title: Gene introduction into animal tissues.
abstract: Gene therapy is an approach to treat various incurable diseases by expressing foreign genes directly into the human body. A number of vector systems to introduce genetic information into tissue cells have been developed for this purpose. This review provides a critical discussion of the characteristics of various vector systems and their possible application in human gene therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurovirology, Osaka University, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004274:DNA, Recombinant / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004337:Drug Carriers; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids; D008081:Liposomes
chemical_list: D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D004337:Drug Carriers; D008055:Lipids; D008081:Liposomes