Lipoplex size is a major determinant of in vitro lipofection efficiency

Gene Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 651-659

  Ross, P C ^a   Hui, S W ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cationic liposomes; Fluorescence; Lipoplexes; Quasi light scattering; Transfection; Transfection conditions

Indexed keywords

DNA; LIPOSOME;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UPTAKE; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANIONS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; DNA; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; GENE THERAPY; LIPOSOMES; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032931623     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300863     Document Type: Article

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