Polycation-DNA complexes for gene delivery: A comparison of the biopharmaceutical properties of cationic polypeptides and cationic lipids

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 289-299

  Pouton, Colin W ^a   Lucas, Paul ^a   Thomas, Beverley J ^a   Uduehi, Aimalohi N ^a   Milroy, David A ^a   Moss, Stephen H ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cationic lipids; Differentiated epithelia; DNA condensation; Gene delivery; Gene therapy; Polycations; Polylysine; Transfection

Indexed keywords

ETHIDIUM; LIPID; POLYCATION; POLYLYSINE; POLYPEPTIDE;

CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; COS CELLS; DNA; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MICE; PEPTIDES; PLASMIDS; POLYAMINES; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032580453     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(98)00015-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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