Transfection of small numbers of human endothelial cells by electroporation and synthetic amphiphiles

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-14

  Van Leeuwen, E B M ^a   Van Der Veen, A Y ^a   Hoekstra, D ^a   Engberts, J B F N ^a   Halie, M R ^a   Van Der Meer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Endothelial cells; Lipofection; Synthetic amphiphile; Thrombosis; Transfection

Indexed keywords

AMPHOPHILE; DOPE; LUCIFERASE; NEOMYCIN; SAINT 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CELL LINE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTROPORATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0033023667     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1998.0677     Document Type: Article

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