Overcoming the inhibitory effect of serum on lipofection by increasing the charge ratio of cationic liposome to DNA

Gene Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 950-960

  Yang, J P ^a   Huang, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cationic liposome; Charge ratio; Lipofection; Liposomes; Murine melanoma; Serum inhibitory

Indexed keywords

CATION; CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; DNA; LIPOSOME; PLASMA PROTEIN; POLYLYSINE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

EID: 0030759050     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300485     Document Type: Article

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