Cationic lipids, phosphatidylethanolamine and the intracellular delivery of polymeric, nucleic acid-based drugs

Molecular Membrane Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-14

  Hope, M J ^a   Mui, B ^a   Ansell, S ^a   Ahkong, Q F ^a  

^a Inex Pharmaceuticals Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antisense; Cationic lipids; Fusion; Gene delivery; Ribozyme

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; DNA; DRUG CARRIER; LIPID; NUCLEASE; NUCLEIC ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; POLYMER; RIBOZYME;

DNA TRANSFECTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOSOME; GENE TARGETING; MEMBRANE FUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031944899     PISSN: 09687688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09687689809027512     Document Type: Review

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