Histone H2A significantly enhances in vitro DNA transfection

Molecular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 782-787

  Balicki, Danuta ^a   Beutler, Ernest ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DNA; HISTONE H2A; LIPOSOME; POLYARGININE; POLYLYSINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN COS1; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA HISTONE INTERACTION; DNA TRANSFECTION; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031470646     PISSN: 10761551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03401715     Document Type: Article

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