Polyamidoamine Cascade Polymers Mediate Efficient Transfection of Cells in Culture

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 372-379

  Haensler, Jean ^a   Szoka, Francis C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CHLOROQUINE; DNA; LUCIFERASE; NYLON; POLYLYSINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HAPLORHINI; HUMAN; LIVER; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PLASMID; RAT; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMAL; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHLOROQUINE; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; HAPLORHINI; HUMAN; LIVER; LUCIFERASE; MICE; NYLONS; PLASMIDS; POLYLYSINE; RATS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0027655718     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: 15204812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc00023a012     Document Type: Article

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