International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 35-47 , June 2008

Nonviral Technologies for Gene Therapy in Cardiovascular Research

  • Cheng-Huang Su

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Cheng-Huang Su, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-San North Road, Taipei 10449, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hung-I Yeh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Charles Jia-Yin Hou

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Cheng-Ho Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 22 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(08)70009-7

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 35-47 , June 2008

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