Stabilized plasmid-lipid particles: Construction and characterization

Gene Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 271-281

  Wheeler, J J ^a,b   Palmer, L ^c   Ossanlou, M ^a   MacLachlan, I ^a   Graham, R W ^a   Zhang, Y P ^a   Hope, M J ^a   Scherrer, P ^a,d   Cullis, P R ^a,c  

^a Inex Pharmaceuticals Corporation   (Canada)

^b Kinetek Pharmaceuticals Inc   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Inex Pharmaceuticals   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene therapy; Intracellular delivery; Liposomes; Nonviral gene delivery; Plasmid encapsulation

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DETERGENT; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; LIPID; MACROGOL; NUCLEASE; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; DIALYSIS; ENCAPSULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CAPSULES; CELL LINE; COS CELLS; FREEZE FRACTURING; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PLASMIDS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0032991616     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300821     Document Type: Article

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