Stabilization of poly-L-lysine/DNA polyplexes for in vivo gene delivery to the liver

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1444, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-190

  Kwoh, Deborah Y ^a,b   Coffin, Christopher C ^a   Lollo, Charles P ^a   Jovenal, Jocelyn ^a   Banaszczyk, Mariusz G ^a   Mullen, Patricia ^a   Phillips, Alison ^a   Amini, Arjang ^a   Fabrycki, Joanne ^a   Bartholomew, Richard M ^a   Brostoff, Steven W ^a   Carlo, Dennis J ^a  

^a Orchestra Therapeutics Inc   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asialoorosomucoid; DNA condensation; Poly L lysine; Polyethylene glycol; Polyplex; Steric stabilization

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VECTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIVER CELL; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033573959     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(98)00274-7     Document Type: Article

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