Folate copolymer-mediated transfection of cultured cells

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 947-957

  Leamon, Christopher P ^a,b   Weigl, Debra ^b   Hendren, R Wayne ^b  

^a Endocyte Inc   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; FOLIC ACID; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; POLYMER;

AMINO ACIDS; CELL CULTURE; DEIONIZED WATER; DNA; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

CELL LINES; CELL TARGETING; CULTURED CELL; DNA COMPLEX; DNA CONTENT; FOLATES; MOLECULAR SPACERS; POLY-L-LYSINE; TARGETING LIGANDS; TRANSFECTION ACTIVITY;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 0033230555     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc990066n     Document Type: Article

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