A physicochemical approach for predicting the effectiveness of peptide- based gene delivery systems for use in plasmid-based gene therapy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2802-2814

  Duguid, John G ^a,c   Li, Cynthia ^a,d   Shi, Mei ^a   Logan, Mark J ^a   Alila, Hector ^a   Rolland, Alain ^a   Tomlinson, Eric ^a   Sparrow, James T ^b   Smith, Louis C ^b  

^a Genemedicine   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Gene Delivery Department   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CARRIER PROTEIN; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; LIPOSOME; PLASMID DNA;

ALPHA HELIX; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA TRANSFECTION; GENE TARGETING; HEMOLYSIS; LIPID BILAYER; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; MYOTUBE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031806722     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77987-1     Document Type: Article

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