Studies of effective factors of plasmid DNA-loaded chitosan microspheres I. Plasmid size, chitosan concentration and plasmid addition techniques

S.T.P. Pharma Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-88

  Aral, C ^a   Ozbas Turan S ^a   Kabasakal, L ^a   Keyer Uysal, M ^a   Akbuga, J ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chitosan; DNA delivery; Gene delivery; Gene expression; Gene therapy; Microspheres; Nucleic acid

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; MICROSPHERE; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RAT; TARGET CELL;

EID: 0034001582     PISSN: 11571489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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