Polyethylenimine shows properties of interest for cystic fibrosis gene therapy

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1447, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 219-225

  Ferrari, Stefano ^a   Pettenazzo, Andrea ^a   Garbati, Nicoletta ^a   Zacchello, Franco ^a   Behr, Jean Paul ^b   Scarpa, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; DNase; Polyethylenimine; Repeated administration

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE;

ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DNA TRANSFECTION; DRUG STRUCTURE; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VISCOSITY;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; POLYETHYLENEIMINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032725184     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(99)00153-0     Document Type: Article

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