Polyethylene glycol enhances lipoplex-cell association and lipofection

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1421, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 273-283

  Ross, Patrick C ^a   Hui, Sek Wen ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; In vitro gene expression; Liposome; Polyethylene glycol; Transfection

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; LIPOSOME; MACROGOL 8000; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CATIONS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; DNA; DRUG CARRIERS; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; GENE THERAPY; LIPOSOMES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; PLASMIDS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0032841708     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-2736(99)00132-7     Document Type: Article

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