Inclusion of cholesterol in DOTAP transfection complexes increases the delivery of DNA to cells in vitro in the presence of serum

Gene Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 137-143

  Crook, K ^a,b   Stevenson, B J ^a   Dubouchet, M ^a   Porteous, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UCB PHARMA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cationic lipids; Cholesterol; Complex stability; Serum

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DNA; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; LIPID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031983912     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300554     Document Type: Article

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