Optimized galenics improve in vitro gene transfer with cationic molecules up to 1000-fold

Gene Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1074-1080

  Boussif, O ^a   Zanta, M A ^a   Behr, J P ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cationic lipid; Polyethylenimine; Transfection

Indexed keywords

CATION; DNA; LIPID; LUCIFERASE; POLYANION; POLYETHYLENEIMINE;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA TRANSFECTION; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; CATIONS; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRIFUGATION; DNA; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; GLYCINE; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MICE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; SPERMINE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0030462391     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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