Toward development of a non-viral gene therapeutic

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 135-150

  Smith, Janet ^a   Zhang, Yilin ^a   Niven, Ralph ^a  

^a Megabios Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; DNA; Drug delivery; Formulation; Gene therapy; Lipids; Liposomes

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; COLLOIDS; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; DNA; LIPIDS; ONCOLOGY;

GENE THERAPY; LIPOSOMES;

GENES;

LIPID; LIPOSOME; PLASMID DNA; POLYMER;

CANCER; COMPLEX FORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031558239     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-409X(97)00031-8     Document Type: Review

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