In vitro cytotoxicity of poly(amidoamine)s: Relevance to DNA delivery

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1427, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-174

  Hill, I R C ^a   Garnett, M C ^a   Bignotti, F ^b   Davis, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cationic polymer; Cytotoxicity; Gene transfer; Poly(amidoamine)

Indexed keywords

DRUG CARRIER; POLYAMIDOAMINE; POLYAMINE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CATION EXCHANGE RESINS; DNA; DRUG CARRIERS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; LUCIFERASES; PLASMIDS; POLYAMINES; POLYLYSINE; POLYMERS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0032910232     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4165(99)00021-5     Document Type: Article

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