Attempts to use liposomes and RBC ghosts as vectors in drug and antisense therapy of virus infection

Research in Virology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-180

  Grimaldi, Settimio ^a,c   Lisi, A ^a   Pozzi, D ^b   Santoro, N ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Istituto di Medicina Sperimentale   (Italy)

Author keywords

antisense delivery; antiviral therapy; drug delivery; HIV; liposome; RBC

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; LIPOSOME;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TARGETING; ENCAPSULATION; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0030933239     PISSN: 09232516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2516(97)89906-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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