Characterization of vectors for gene therapy formed by self-assembly of DNA with synthetic block co-polymers

Human Gene Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 2123-2133

  Wolfert, Margreet A ^a   Schacht, Etienne H ^b   Toncheva, Veska ^b   Ulbrich, Karel ^c   Nazarova, Ola ^c   Seymour, Leonard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; COPOLYMER; MACROGOL; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYLYSINE; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA SYNTHESIS; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FETUS; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHILICITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0029801424     PISSN: 10430342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/hum.1996.7.17-2123     Document Type: Article

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