Structural and fusogenic properties of cationic liposomes in the presence of plasmid DNA

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2534-2545

  Mok, Kenneth W C ^a   Cullis, Pieter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; LIPOSOME; MEMBRANE LIPID;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; DNA TRANSFECTION; GENE TARGETING; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PLASMID; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 0030822970     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78282-1     Document Type: Article

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