Considerations for the design of improved cationic amphiphile-based transfection reagents

Journal of Liposome Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 545-565

  Bennett, Michael J ^a   Aberle, Alfred M ^a   Balasubramaniam, Rajiv P ^a   Malone, Jill G ^a   Nantz, Michael H ^a   Malone, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOPHILE; POLYNUCLEOTIDE;

GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029814820     PISSN: 08982104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08982109609031136     Document Type: Review

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