Lipid-based systems for the intracellular delivery of genetic drugs

Molecular Membrane Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 129-140

  Maurer, Norbert ^a   Mori, Atsu ^a   Palmer, Lorne ^a   Monck, Myrna A ^b   Mok, Kenneth W C ^a   Mui, Barbara ^b   Akhong, Quet F ^b   Cullis, Pieter R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Inex Pharmaceuticals Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antisense oligonucleotides; Cationic liposomes; DNA encapsulation; Gene therapy; Plasmid DNA

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; DNA; LIPID; LIPOSOME; MACROGOL; NUCLEASE; PLASMID DNA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA TRANSFECTION; ENDOCYTOSIS; GENE TARGETING; HALF LIFE TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032931119     PISSN: 09687688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096876899294869     Document Type: Conference Paper

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