Ultrasound enhances gene expression of liposomal transfection

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 723-727

  Unger, Evan C ^a   McCreery, Thomas P ^a   Sweitzer, Robert H ^a  

^a ImaRx Therapeutics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene therapy; Liposomes; Transfection; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIMYRISTYLOXYPROPYL 3 DIMETHYLHYDROXYETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDE; CATION; CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; DIPALMITOYLETHYLPHOSPHOCHOLINE; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHOLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL LINE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031436796     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199712000-00001     Document Type: Article

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