Nuclear localization signal peptides enhance cationic liposome-mediated gene therapy

Journal of Drug Targeting

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 163-169

  Aronsohn, A I ^a   Hughes, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cationic liposomes; Gene therapy; Signal peptides

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME; LUCIFERASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; TRANSGENE;

EID: 0031976511     PISSN: 1061186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10611869808995871     Document Type: Article

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