Multilamellar cationic liposomes are efficient vectors for in vitro gene transfer in serum

Journal of Liposome Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 499-520

  Ross, Patrick C ^a   Hensen, Mary L ^a   Supabphol, Roongtawan ^b   Hui, Sek Wen ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Fluorescence; Gene transfer; Lipoplexes; Quasi light scattering

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHO CELL; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032407109     PISSN: 08982104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08982109809039934     Document Type: Article

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