Cationic liposome - Plasmid DNA complexes used for gene transfer retain a significant trapped volume

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-14

  Wasan, Ellen K ^a,c   Fairchild, Alysa ^b   Bally, Marcel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; DRUG CARRIER; LIPOSOME; N,N DIMETHYL N,N DIOLEYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; PLASMID DNA; TISSUE CULTURE MEDIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DIALYSIS; DNA BINDING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FILTRATION; GENE TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0031913682     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/js970265k     Document Type: Article

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