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Fluorescent viral vectors: A new technique for the pharmacological analysis of gene therapy

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  1. Gene Therapy Center, CB#7352, Thurston-Bowles Building, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599–7352, USA

    Jeffrey S. Bartlett & R. Jude Samulski

  2. Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research Center, UNC at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599–7352, USA

    Jeffrey S. Bartlett

  3. Department of Pharmacology, UNC at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599–7352, USA

    R. Jude Samulski

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