Condensation of plasmid DNA with polylysine improves liposome-mediated gene transfer into established and primary muscle cells

Gene Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 396-404

  Vitiello, L ^a,b   Chonn, A ^c,d   Wasserman, J D ^a,b   Duff, C ^a,b   Worton, R G ^a,b,e  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Inex Pharmaceuticals   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene transfer; Liposome; Myoblasts; Polylysine

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME; PLASMID DNA; POLYLYSINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; FETUS; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; MUSCLE FIBER CULTURE; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SERUM;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES; MICE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLASMIDS; POLYLYSINE; RATS;

EID: 0029982279     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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