Scanning tunnelling microscopy investigation of liposome-DNA-Ca2+ complexes

Journal of Liposome Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 491-502

  Zareýe, Mohammad H ^a   Mozafarý, Mohammad R ^b   Hasirci, Vasýf ^b   Pýpkýn, Erhan ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anionic liposome (SUV); DNA fragments; STM

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CHOLESTEROL; DICETYL PHOSPHATE; DNA; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; GENE TARGETING; LIPID VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; WHEAT;

EID: 0031457316     PISSN: 08982104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08982109709035518     Document Type: Article

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