DNA complexing with polyamidoamine dendrimers: Implications for transfection

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 843-850

  Bielinska, Anna U ^a   Chen, Chunling ^a   Johnson, Jennifer ^a   Baker Jr , James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; DENDRIMERS; ELECTROSTATICS; LIGHT ABSORPTION;

AMINO GROUP; CHARGE NEUTRALIZATION; CHARGE RATIO; LOWER DENSITY; NEGATIVELY CHARGED; PHOSPHATE GROUP; POLYAMIDOAMINE DENDRIMERS; POSITIVELY CHARGED; PROTONATED; SOLUBLE COMPLEXES;

DNA;

EID: 0033200186     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc990036k     Document Type: Article

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