Coupling of cell-binding ligands to polyethylenimine for targeted gene delivery

Gene Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 409-418

  Kircheis, R ^a   Kichler, A ^b   Wallner, G ^a   Kursa, M ^a   Ogris, M ^b   Felzmann, T ^c   Buchberger, M ^c   Wagner, E ^a,b,d  

^a BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM RCV GMBH AND CO KG   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c ST ANNA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^d Bender and Co GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

CD3; Gene transfer; Polyethylenimine; Transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

DNA; INTERLEUKIN 2; LIGAND; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY CD3; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL STRAIN K 562; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; ENDOSOME; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; MELANOMA B16; MOUSE; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ANIMALIA; HUMAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MURINAE;

EID: 0030927586     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300418     Document Type: Article

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